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. 2016 May 11;10:835–844. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S102798

Table 3.

Change in contrast sensitivity measurements in various conditions

Spatial frequency (cycles) Baseline, mean (SD) 3 months, mean (SD) Change in 0–3 months, mean (SD) P-value 6 months, mean (SD) Change in 0–6 months, mean (SD) P-value
Night testing with glare
1.5 18.6±19.4 33.3±27.9 14.7±26.5 0.001 37.5±25.7 18.9±23.7 <0.00
3 33.2±25.8 56.3±34.9 23.2±36.5 0.002 58.9±39.0 25.7±36.1 0.001
6 25.3±18.9 55.5±52.4 30.2±46.0 0.003 48.5±40.7 24.3±36.3 0.002
12 7.1±4.3 15.9±17.8 8.8±16.7 0.053 17.2±15.6 9.8±15.9 0.047
18 2.8±1.1 4.0±4.5 1.2±3.9 0.529 3.2±2.7 0.4±1.6 1.00
Night testing without glare
1.5 40.4±31.2 56.6±33.0 16.2±27.9 <0.001 65.2±30.6 24.7±31.7 <0.001
3 47.7±32.0 74.8±45.8 27.1±37.2 <0.001 81.3±45.6 33.6±48.6 <0.001
6 39.2±33.2 59.6±44.5 20.4±31.2 <0.001 74.3±59.0 34.6±48.6 <0.001
12 9.2±7.3 19.8±20.7 10.6±17.3 0.004 23.9±26.7 15.0±23.0 0.002
18 3.8±3.6 7.1±5.3 3.4±5.1 0.103 9.3±6.9 4.7±6.5 0.065
Day testing with glare
1.5 36.9±25.9 52.4±30.5 15.5±24.8 <0.001 51.7±28.7 14.8±29.5 0.002
3 56.6±34.8 84.1±41.1 27.5±35.7 <0.001 83.3±42.8 28.5±41.8 <0.001
6 56.6±34.8 81.4±51.6 24.7±43.3 0.001 88.4±58.1 32.5±51.3 <0.001
12 26.0±22.5 33.0±27.0 7.0±20.1 0.05 39.6±35.1 14.9±30.4 0.008
18 10.3±7.2 15.4±17.2 5.0±13.1 0.078 14.3±13.1 4.5±10.2 0.036
Day testing without glare
1.5 36.7±24.6 52.0±28.2 15.2±24.8 <0.001 57.0±31.3 20.1±30.9 <0.001
3 53.6±31.8 77.6±2.85 24.0±33.8 <0.001 85.9±49.4 32.2±44.5 <0.001
6 62.9±49.8 86.3±55.3 23.4±35.7 <0.001 90.3±59.4 27.1±44.5 <0.001
12 27.8±23.1 42.7±35.4 14.9±22.2 0.001 53.0±42.7 25.9±34.5 <0.001
18 8.9±7.7 13.0±14.4 4.1±11.3 0.071 14.0±11.3 4.9±10.4 0.022

Notes: Results are in response to an analysis of variance; significant P-values are those <0.05.