| Age in years, mean (SD) |
81 (8) |
87 (6) |
0.021 |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) |
|
|
|
| African–American |
7 (23.3) |
3 (20) |
0.800 |
| White, non‐Hispanic |
23 (77.7) |
12 (80) |
|
| Gender, n (%) |
|
|
|
| Female |
22 (73.3) |
13 (86.7) |
0.311 |
| Male |
8 (26.7) |
2 (13.3) |
|
| Education, n (%) |
|
|
|
| Attended school but not a high school graduate |
19 (63.3) |
8 (53.3) |
0.264 |
| High school graduate |
4 (13.3) |
5 (33.3) |
|
| At least some college |
7 (23.3) |
2 (13.3) |
|
| MMSE score, mean (SD) |
21.1 (5.3) |
19.7 (5.3) |
0.386 |
| Number of medical conditions, mean (SD) |
6.5 (4.0) |
4.9 (3.8) |
0.197 |
| Cataract type, n (%) |
|
|
|
| Nuclear sclerotic |
30 (100) |
13 (92.9) |
0.139 |
| Cortical |
22 (73.3) |
10 (71.4) |
0.895 |
| Posterior subcapsular |
16 (53.3) |
6 (42.9) |
0.517 |
| Cataract symptom score |
3.1 (3.6) |
2.3 (4.1) |
0.512 |
| Comorbid eye conditions, n (%) |
|
|
|
| Glaucoma |
0 (0) |
1 (6.7) |
0.153 |
| Age‐related macular degeneration |
3 (10) |
3 (20) |
0.352 |
| Diabetic retinopathy |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
| Length of nursing home stay in years, mean (SD) |
1.5 (1.7) |
1.6 (1.9) |
0.962 |
| Distance visual acuity in logMAR, mean (SD) |
|
|
|
| Better eye |
0.56 (0.28) |
0.53 (0.24) |
0.761 |
| Worse eye |
0.87 (0.25) |
0.81 (0.29) |
0.518 |
| Both eyes |
0.55 (0.27) |
0.52 (0.23) |
0.720 |
| Near visual acuity in logMAR, mean (SD) |
|
|
|
| Better eye |
0.75 (0.29) |
0.65 (0.23) |
0.292 |
| Worse eye |
1.10 (0.32) |
1.07 (0.31) |
0.576 |
| Both eyes |
0.72 (0.30) |
0.63 (0.19) |
0.326 |
| Contrast sensitivity, log sensitivity, mean (SD) |
|
|
|
| Better eye |
0.99 (0.40) |
0.97 (0.32) |
0.857 |
| Worse eye |
0.54 (0.52) |
0.51 (0.54) |
0.865 |
| Both eyes |
1.03 (0.43) |
1.07 (0.29) |
0.729 |
