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Br J Ophthalmol 81:889-895 doi:10.1136/bjo.81.10.889
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    • Clinical science

Improvements in clinical and functional vision and perceived visual disability after first and second eye cataract surgery

Table 4

Median and range data of pre and postoperative ADVS scores of 22 patients undergoing first (n=9) and second eye surgery (n=13) and median data from 10 age matched controls. Median improvement due surgery is also shown

Test First eye surgery Second eye surgery Control
Preop Postop Imp Preop Postop Imp
Overall 75  (46–95) 91  (60–100) 16 86  (63–95) 95  (78–100) 9 98  (78–100)
ND 37 (13–94) 72 (25–94) 35 69 (0–94) 92 (0–100) 23 100 (63–100)
Day D 75 (8–92) 95 (17–100) 20 88 (50–100) 100 (92–100) 12 100 (88–100)
DV 67 (38–100) 100 (58–100) 33 85 (50–100) 100 (44–100) 15 96 (81–100)
NV 88 (63–100) 95 (61–100) 7 86 (59–100) 100 (63–100) 14 96 (79–100)
DG 88 (50–100) 88 (81–100) 0 75 (50–100) 100 (67–100) 25 100 (67–100)
  • Imp = improvement due to surgery; ND = night driving; Day D = day driving; DV = distance vision; NV = near vision; DG = disability glare.

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