Table 3.
Post-operative visual acuity (VA) by pre-operative VA, intra-operative complications and posterior capsular rupture (PCR) for cases where pre-operative and post-operative VA are recorded
| Percentages (N) | Post-operative Snellen visual acuity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All eyes (4906) | ≤6/6 | ≤6/12 | ≤6/24 | |
| 40.8 (2004) | 90.7 (4449) | 96.8 (4750) | ||
| Presenting Snellen VA | ||||
| ≤6/6 | 2.8% (137) | 70.8 (97) | 99.3 (136) | 100 (137) |
| ≤6/12 | 36.2% (1778) | 49.7 (883) | 98.0 (1743) | 99.8 (1774) |
| ≤6/24 | 67.6% (3316) | 43.0 (1425) | 94.5 (3134) | 99.1 (3287) |
| Intra-operative complications | ||||
| No | 97.6% (4789) | 41.2 (1972) | 90.9 (4354) | 96.9 (4642) |
| Yes | 2.38% (117) | 27.4 (32) | 81.2 (95) | 92.3 (108) |
| PCR (RCOphth NOD definition) | ||||
| No | 98.9% (4850) | 41.0 (1989) | 90.8 (4405) | 96.9 (4702) |
| Yes | 1.14% (56) | 26.8 (15) | 78.6 (44) | 85.7 (48) |
RCOphth NOD Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ National Ophthalmology Database