Variable | Mild cataract + mild ARMD (n=19) | Moderate cataract + mild ARMD (n=28) | Mild cataract + moderate ARMD (n=12) | Moderate cataract + moderate ARMD (n=23) | |||||||||||
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Visit 1 | Visit 2 | p value | Visit 1 | Visit 2 | p value | Visit 1 | Visit 2 | p value | Visit 1 | Visit 2 | p value | ||||
Visual function | |||||||||||||||
Distance VA | 0.47 | 0.24 | 0.004 | 0.71 | 0.21 | 0.000 | 0.58 | 0.31 | 0.025 | 0.75 | 0.36 | 0.000 | |||
Near VA | 0.66 | 0.52 | 0.018 | 0.84 | 0.50 | 0.000 | 0.77 | 0.65 | 0.180 | 0.95 | 0.67 | 0.001 | |||
Pelli-Robson | 1.05 | 1.22 | 0.085 | 0.85 | 1.27 | 0.000 | 0.96 | 1.07 | 0.341 | 0.67 | 1.15 | 0.000 | |||
Pelli-Robson + glare | 0.54 | 0.85 | 0.015 | 0.46 | 0.99 | 0.000 | 0.38 | 0.77 | 0.079 | 0.37 | 0.81 | 0.011 | |||
Stereo-acuity | 294 | 322 | 0.688 | 326 | 454 | 0.149 | 291 | 51 | 0.106 | 239 | 290 | 0.554 | |||
QOL items | |||||||||||||||
Trouble with vision | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.019 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.000 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0 .305 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.001 | |||
Small print | 0.84 | 2.6 | 0.001 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.011 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.014 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.000 | |||
Newspaper/book | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.009 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.094 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.080 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.013? | |||
Large print | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.506 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.122 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 0.340 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.953 | |||
Recognise people close | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.959 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.630 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.792 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.794 | |||
Seeing steps/kerbs | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.642 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.319 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 0.739 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.055 | |||
Street signs | 2.7 | 3.1 | 0.276 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0.046 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.952 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.039 | |||
Fine handwork | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.078 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.015 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.061 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.004 | |||
Writing cheques | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.893 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.235 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.465 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.792 | |||
Cooking | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0.083 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.041 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.034 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.208 | |||
Watching TV | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.885 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.457 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.929 | |||
Getting about indoors | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.248 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.089 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.279 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.816 | |||
Final VF-14 score | 64.9 | 74.7 | 0.112 | 66.3 | 71.8 | 0.100 | 66.1 | 74.7 | 0.308 | 56.6 | 70.0 | 0.094 |