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 |
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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.