Table 2.

Mean horizontal diameter of the pupil during the different stages of cataract surgery

Surgery stages	Group		*p
	Control (mm)	Nepafenac (mm)
Before surgery	8.44 ± 0.59	8.70 ± 0.75	0.143
After nuclear emulsification	7.60 ± 0.84	8.17 ± 0.72	0.007
Following cortex aspiration	7.14 ± 0.87	8.13 ± 0.74	<0.001
Conclusion of surgery	6.84 ± 0.93	7.91 ± 0.74	<0.001
Total loss of mydriasisa	1.59 ± 0.94	0.78 ± 0.56	<0.001
Percent total loss	18.91	9.03	<0.001

^*ANOVA;

^aDifference between pupil diameter before surgery and pupil diameter at the conclusion of surgery.