Table 2

Latest visual acuity by age of surgery, in 118 eyes having non-traumatic cataract in childhood

		Age 0-1				Age 2-5+				Age 6-10				Total
		Preop								Postop				Preop				Postop		Preop				Postop		Preop				Postop
		No	%							No	%			No	%			No	%	No	%			No	%	No	%			No	%
6/4–6/18	0	0		10	20.4		0	0		17	53.1		0	0		17	46.0		0	0		44	37.3
<6/18–6/60	1	2.0		27	55.1		9	28.1		8	25.0		10	27.0		11	29.7		20	16.9		46	39.0
<6/60–3/60	0	0		2	4.1		9	28.1		0	0		1	2.7		0	0		10	8.5		2	1.7
<3/60	48	98.0		2	4.1		14	43.8		1	3.1		26	70.3		0	0		88	74.6		3	2.5
Not known	0	0		8	16.3		0	0		6	18.8		0	0		9	24.3		0	0		23	19.5
Total	49	100		49	100		32	100		32	100		37	100		37	100		118	100		118	100