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. 2007 Jul;91(7):867–868. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.108910

Table 1 Pensioners with cataract and pensioners who had had cataract surgery.

n (%)
People with cataract requiring surgery (VA <6/60 in one or both eyes) 172 (17.2)
People blind due to cataract (VA <3/60 in the better eye) 156 (15.6)
People who had had previous cataract surgery without intraocular lens (aphakia) 25 (2.5)
People who had had previous cataract surgery with intraocular lens (pseuodophakia) 31 (3.1)

VA, visual acuity.