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Br J Ophthalmol 90:1277-1280 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.096057
  • Clinical science
    • Extended reports

Bilateral cataract surgery and driving performance

Table 3

 Pearson moment correlation coefficients (r) between the change in overall driving performance and change in vision performance scores after bilateral cataract surgery

Vision measures Change in driving performance after cataract surgery (p value)
BAT, Brightness Acuity Tester; CS, contrast sensitivity; VA, visual acuity.
VA binocular −0.320 (0.094)
VA 1st operated eye −0.471 (0.01)
VA 2nd operated eye −0.277 (0.145)
CS binocular 0.399 (0.03)
CS 1st operated eye 0.536 (0.003)
CS 2nd operated eye 0.537 (0.003)
BAT 1st operated eye −0.260 (0.19)
BAT 2nd operated eye −0.190 (0.33)
Kinetic visual fields 0.353 (0.065)

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