Table 6. Causes of uncorrected visual acuity <6/18 in the operated eye.
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6 Weeks |
1 Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foldable IOL, n=45 | Rigid IOL, n=32 | Foldable IOL, n=47 | Rigid IOL, n=29 | |
| Refractive error (astigmatism/biometry error)a | 32 (18/14) | 28 (17/11) | 33 (19/14) | 23 (17/7) |
| Pre-existing comorbidity | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Related to surgery | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| PCO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Uncorrected visual acuity of <6/18 was corrected to 6/18 or better.