Table 2. Visual acuity outcome in operated eye.

	Day 1				6 Weeks				1 Year
	Foldable lens, n=589		Rigid lens, n=611		Foldable lens, n=472		Rigid lens, n=505		Foldable lens, n=481		Rigid lens, n=515
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Uncorrected visual acuity
≥6/9	160	27.2	214	35.0	142	30.2	190	37.7	221	46.0	253	49.1
<6/9–6/18	387	65.7	379	62.0	284	60.3	282	56.0	213	44.3	233	45.2
<6/18–6/60	37	6.3	18	3.0	40	8.5	30	6.0	42	8.7	27	5.2
<6/60	5	0.9	0	0	5	1.1	2	0.4	5	1.0	2	0.4
χ2 P-value		<0.0001				0.036				0.092
Best-corrected visual acuity
≥6/9	Data not collected				430	91.3	467	92.8	448	93.1	481	93.4
<6/9–6/18					28	5.9	32	6.4	19	4.0	28	5.4
<6/18–6/60					10	2.1	3	0.6	10	2.1	5	1.0
<6/60					3	0.6	1	0.2	4	0.8	1	0.2
χ2 P-value						0.138				0.157
					n=470		n=503		n=473		n=502
Mean cylinder (SD)	Data not collected				1.05 (0.74)		1.01 (0.73)		0.85 (0.68)		0.92 (0.66)
Range					0–4.5		0–4.5		0–3		0–4
t-test P-value					0.318				0.114

Data were missing on uncorrected and best-corrected visual acuity for two people at 6 weeks because data collection forms were incomplete: one in foldable lens group and one in rigid lens group.

Data were missing for best-corrected visual acuity for one additional person at 6 weeks in rigid lens group because keratometry could not be done due to corneal ulcer.