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. 2017 Jan 27;31(6):856–864. doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.323

Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics, associated conditions and lens status in study participants.

  Age 2–4 years Age 5–7 years Age 8–12 years Age 13–16 years All age groups
  n=18 n=16 n=25 n=13 n=72
Age at study participation
 Mean (SD) 3.66 (0.91) 6.26 (0.85) 9.88 (1.33) 15.05 (1.14) 8.45 (4.10)
Age at diagnosis
 Mean (SD) 0.23 (0.54) 1.07 (1.79) 1.52 (3.17) 2.36 (4.52) 1.25 (2.84)
BCVA
 Median (IQR) 0.30 (0.1–0.62) 0.2 (0–0.43) 0.1 (0–0.28) 0.1 (0–0.6) 0.18 (0.02–0.43)
Number of daily eye drops
 Median (IQR) 0 (0–2) 0 (0–0) 0 (0–3) 8 (0–10) 0 (0–2.25)
Number of eye interventions
 Median (IQR) 2 (2–4) 2 (2–5) 3.5 (2–5) 4 (2–8) 3 (2–5)
Number of general anaesthetics
 Median (IQR) 2 (2–5) 2.5 (2–4) 3.5 (2–6) 5 (3–8) 3 (2–5.75)
Associations n %
 Congenital/infantile cataract or lensectomy only 27 37.5
 Cataract/lensectomy complicated by secondary glaucoma 31 43.06
 Cataract and glaucoma secondary to uveitis 2 2.78
 Cataract and neonatal or aniridic glaucoma (no lensectomy) 2 2.78
 Cataract and microphthalmia, lensectomy, glaucoma 1 1.39
 Cataract and microphthalmia 8 11.11
 Lens subluxation / Marfan syndrome and glaucoma 1 1.39
Lens status
 One eye prosthesis, other aphakic 1 1.39
 Aphakia both eyes 28 38.89
 One eye aphakic, other no surgery 16 22.22
 Lens implants both eyes 7 9.72
 One eye lens implant, other eye no surgery 13 18.06
 No surgery to either eye 7 9.72