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Br J Ophthalmol 82:1022-1025 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.9.1022
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    • Clinical science

Visual outcome after paediatric cataract surgery: is age a major factor?

Table 1

Distribution of functional results

Cataract type Age at surgery (months) Follow up (months) Mean visual acuity
(Log MAR)
VA >1
(Log MAR)
VA 1–0.5 (Log MAR) VA 0.5–0.2 (Log MAR) VA <0.2 (Log MAR) Binocular vision
U1 (n=4) 4.3 55.5 0.925 2–50% 1–25% 1–25% 0 1–25%
IOL
U1 (n=7) 3.9 37.6 1.029 4–57% 2–29% 1–14% 0 0
No IOL
U2 (n=15) 67.7 41.5 0.322 1–7% 1–7% 7–46% 6–40% 8–53%
IOL
U2 (n=2) 13 72 1.000 1–50% 1–50% 0 0 0
No IOL
U3 (n=18) 91.5 39.1 0.230 1–6% 1–6% 3–16% 13–72% 16–89%
IOL
U3 (n=3) 100 30 0.540 0 2–67% 1–33% 0 2–67%
No IOL
B1 (n=6) 6.5 48.3 0.425 0 4–67% 0 2–33% 0
IOL
B1 (n=36) 4.2 76.7 0.728 4–11% 26–72% 5–14% 1–3% 2–11%
No IOL
B2 (n=50) 79.9 39 0.266 0 4–8% 29–57% 17–33% 23–77%
IOL
B2 (n=24) 27.1 102.2 0.607 3–12% 10–42% 9–38% 2–8% 5–42%
No IOL

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