Table 3.

Baseline Visual Acuity by Sex, Age, and Trichiasis Severity^a

Characteristic	No.	Mean LogMAR	P Valuec
Sex
Male	222	0.737
Female	648	0.785	.39
Age, y
≤40	310	0.626
41–59	320	0.778	.006
≥60	240	0.954	<.001
No. of lashes touching the globe
None (do not epilate)b	88	0.720
None (epilate all)	217	0.727	.07
1–4	258	0.639	>.99
5–9	157	0.713	.14
≥ 10	150	1.16	<.001

^aN = 870 eyes; for 8 eyes, baseline visual acuity values were unavailable.

^bEyes without trichiasis (no surgery).

^cP value of difference; correlation between left and right eyes accounted for using generalized estimating equation.