Table 5

Clinical outcome at 1½–5 year follow up

		ACIOL				Control		p Value
		No	%			No	%	p Value
Total number randomised	1002	100		998	100
Total number seen at 1½–5 years of follow up	677	67.6		628	62.9	0.03
Years of follow up:
<2	54	5.4		44	4.4	NS
2–<3	263	26.2		226	22.6	NS
3–<4	205	20.5		196	19.6	NS
4–<5	142	14.2		158	15.8	NS
>5	13	1.3		4	0.4	NS
Total number given slit lamp examination	674	67.3		625	62.6	0.03
	N	%		N	%
Discomfort:
Irritation	25	3.7		19	3.0	NS
Pain	14	2.1		9	1.4	NS
Corneal oedema	7	1.0		5	0.8	NS
Hyphaema	0	0.0		1	0.2	NS
Vitreous in AC	22	3.3		110	17.7	0.001
Bleb/prolapse	2	0.3		0	0.0	NS
Uveitis:
Few cells	0	0.0		0	0.0	NS
Many cells	1	0.1		0	0.0	NS
No red reflex	0	0.0		0	0.0	NS
Peaking of pupil, distortion due to IOL	398	59.1		–	–	NA
IOL:
Tilted	10	1.5		–	–	NA
Rotated postoperatively	16	2.4		–	–	NA
Visual axis opacity:
Deposits on IOL	5	0.7		–	–	NA
Other opacities	14	2.1		8	1.3	NS
Macula:
Cystoid macular oedema	11	1.6		6	1.0	NS
Other problem	57	8.5		48	7.8	NS
Retina:
Retinal detachment	5	0.7		5	0.8	NS
Other problem	7	1.0		6	1.0	NS
IOP:
Mean	14.7			14.7		NS
Range	7–52			4–32		–
>21 mm Hg	11	1.6		7	1.1	NS
>29 mm Hg	5	0.7		1	0.2	NS
Glaucoma:
Primary	2	0.3		0	0.0	NS
Secondary	5	0.7		2	0.3	NS
Other problem	4	0.6		6	1.0	NS