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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2011 Feb 17;151(5):850–857. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.10.039

Table 4.

Mean physical functioning score of trichiasis surgery patients at baseline and six months after surgery, by level of baseline visual impairment

Mean (SD) Score of Physical
Functioning
Change in Mean
(SD) Score of
Physical
Functioning b, c
Baselinea 6 months
Baseline Level of Visual Impairment
    Mild/No Visual Impairment 3.93 (2.39) 5.58 (1.02) 1.66 (0.14)
    Moderate/Severe Visual 2.46 (2.91) 5.02 (1.38) 2.56 (0.27)
    Blind −0.93 (3.11) 2.37 (2.36) 3.30 (0.52)
a

4 people missing baseline vision data

b

A positive change score indicates improvement in physical functioning

c

All change scores were statistically significantly different from zero (p<0.0001 by paired t-test)