Table 1.
Contrast sensitivity without glare and with glare in day and night light
| Spatial Frequency (cpd) | Cataract Type | Contrast Sensitivity (Mean ± SD) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without glare | Glare day light | Glare night light | |||
| 3 | PSC | 0.81 ± 0.24 | 1.15 ± 0.41 | 0.45 ± 1.32 | <0.001 |
| Cortical | 0.8 ± 0.24 | 1.03 ± 0.38 | 1.25 ± 0.40 | ||
| Nuclear | 0.92 ± 0.35 | 1.26 ± 0.36 | 0.34 ± 1.46 | ||
| 6 | PSC | 1.036 ± 0.27 | 1.28 ± 0.38 | 1.44 ± 0.45 | <0.001 |
| Cortical | 1.02 ± 0.28 | 1.23 ± 0.31 | 1.40 ± 0.40 | ||
| Nuclear | 1.1 ± 0.32 | 1.40 ± 0.40 | 1.44 ± 0.41 | ||
| 12 | PSC | 0.69 ± 0.21 | 0.96 ± 0.35 | 1.13 ± 0.44 | <0.001 |
| Cortical | 0.71 ± 0.27 | 0.88 ± 0.27 | 1.11 ± 0.44 | ||
| Nuclear | 0.89 ± 0.32 | 1.16 ± 0.42 | 1.27 ± 0.47 | ||
| 16 | PSC | 0.27 ± 0.27 | 0.44 ± 0.42 | 0.66 ± 0.51 | <0.001 |
| Cortical | 0.29 ± 0.26 | 0.38 ± 0.27 | 0.55 ± 0.48 | ||
| Nuclear | 0.51 ± 0.29 | 0.77 ± 0.40 | 0.95 ± 0.34 | ||
cpd, cycle per degree; SD, standard deviation; PSC, posterior subcapsular