Table 3. Category of VA preoperative and number of patients in which vision had either remained unchanged or stabilized, improved or deteriorated by 1 year postoperatively.

Category	VA	Pre op	Number of patients
A (blind)	NLP/HM/CF	10 (48%)	Unchanged/stabilized	6 (60%)
			Deteriorated	2 (20%)
			Improved	1 (10%)
B (low vision)	6/18–6/60	4 (19%)	Unchanged/stabilized	1 (25%)
			Deteriorated	0
			Improved	3 (75%)
C (normal vision)	6/6–6/12	7 (33%)	Unchanged/stabilized	2 (29%)
			Deteriorated	0
			Improved	5 (71%)

Abbreviations: CF, counting fingers; HM, hand movements; NLP, no light perception; pre op, preoperative; VA, visual acuity.