Visual function and quality of life (QOL) results at baseline (visit 1) and at visit 2 in patients without ARMD who underwent cataract surgery (group 3)
| Visit 1 | Visit 2 |
Change (p value) | |
| Visual function tests | |||
| Distance VA (LogMAR) | 0.81 (0.64) | 0.00 (0.13) | 0.000 |
| Near VA (LogMAR) | 0.94 (0.50) | 0.36 (0.12) | 0.000 |
| Pelli-Robson CS (log) | 0.78 (0.64) | 1.5 (0.15) | 0.000 |
| Pelli-Robson + glare (log) | 0.40 (0.40) | 1.34 (0.20) | 0.000 |
| Stereo-acuity (min/arc) | 354.91 (365.74) (25 had no stereo-acuity) | 415.45 (330.83) (14 had no stereo-acuity) | 0.233 |
| QOL items | |||
| Trouble with vision | 3.2 | 1.80 | 0.000 |
| Small print | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.000 |
| Newspaper/book | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.000 |
| Large print | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.000 |
| Recognise people close | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.000 |
| See steps/kerbs | 2.6 | 3.5 | 0.000 |
| Street signs | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.000 |
| Fine handwork | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.000 |
| Writing cheques | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.000 |
| Cooking | 3.1 | 3.9 | 0.000 |
| Watching TV | 2.6 | 3.8 | 0.000 |
| Getting about indoors | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0.000 |
| Final VF-14 score | 64.7 | 92.8 | 0.000 |
↵p<0.01 (Wilcoxon signed ranks test).