Table 5
Comparison of changes in health status from baseline for participants completing 6 month assessments
| Outcome | Expedited surgery first eye (n = 148) | Unoperated first eye (control) (n = 140) | Difference between expedited and control (adjusted for baseline values) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 6 months | Baseline | 6 months | Mean | 95% CI | p Value | |
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | ||||
| VA, visual acuity in logMAR units. | |||||||
| Activity | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.01 to 2.1 | 0.05 |
| Confidence | 82.3 | 83.2 | 85.0 | 80.3 | 5.4 | 2.7 to 8.0 | <0.0005 |
| HADS Anxiety | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 | −0.9 | −0.3 to −1.6 | 0.007 |
| HADS Depression | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | −0.8 | −0.3 to −1.3 | 0.003 |
| Barthel Index | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 0.1 | −0.2 to 0.3 | 0.6 |
| VF-14 visual disability | 78.5 | 90.6 | 80.3 | 74.4 | 17.3 | 14.5 to 20.2 | <0.0005 |
| London Handicap Scale | 82.1 | 85.0 | 84.1 | 79.9 | 6.6 | 4.5 to 8.7 | <0.0005 |
| Euroqol | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.06 | 0.01 to 0.11 | 0.02 |
| Unaided VA | 0.51 | 0.22 | 0.56 | 0.56 | −0.32 | −0.27 to −0.36 | <0.0005 |
| Spectacles VA | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.29 | 0.35 | −0.25 | −0.22 to −0.29 | <0.0005 |
| Pinhole VA | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.26 | −0.17 | −0.14 to −0.19 | <0.0005 |
| Contrast sensitivity (dB) | 1.37 | 1.55 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 0.23 | 0.18 to 0.27 | <0.0005 |
| Depth perception/5 point scale | 1.71 | 1.47 | 2.03 | 2.24 | 0.62 | 0.41 to 0.83 | <0.0005 |
