Age in years, mean (SD) | 81 (8) | 87 (6) | 0.021 |
Race/ethnicity, n (%) | | | |
African–American | 7 (23.3) | 3 (20) | 0.800 |
White, non-Hispanic | 23 (77.7) | 12 (80) | |
Gender, n (%) | | | |
Female | 22 (73.3) | 13 (86.7) | 0.311 |
Male | 8 (26.7) | 2 (13.3) | |
Education, n (%) | | | |
Attended school but not a high school graduate | 19 (63.3) | 8 (53.3) | 0.264 |
High school graduate | 4 (13.3) | 5 (33.3) | |
At least some college | 7 (23.3) | 2 (13.3) | |
MMSE score, mean (SD) | 21.1 (5.3) | 19.7 (5.3) | 0.386 |
Number of medical conditions, mean (SD) | 6.5 (4.0) | 4.9 (3.8) | 0.197 |
Cataract type, n (%) | | | |
Nuclear sclerotic | 30 (100) | 13 (92.9) | 0.139 |
Cortical | 22 (73.3) | 10 (71.4) | 0.895 |
Posterior subcapsular | 16 (53.3) | 6 (42.9) | 0.517 |
Cataract symptom score | 3.1 (3.6) | 2.3 (4.1) | 0.512 |
Comorbid eye conditions, n (%) | | | |
Glaucoma | 0 (0) | 1 (6.7) | 0.153 |
Age-related macular degeneration | 3 (10) | 3 (20) | 0.352 |
Diabetic retinopathy | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Length of nursing home stay in years, mean (SD) | 1.5 (1.7) | 1.6 (1.9) | 0.962 |
Distance visual acuity in logMAR, mean (SD) | | | |
Better eye | 0.56 (0.28) | 0.53 (0.24) | 0.761 |
Worse eye | 0.87 (0.25) | 0.81 (0.29) | 0.518 |
Both eyes | 0.55 (0.27) | 0.52 (0.23) | 0.720 |
Near visual acuity in logMAR, mean (SD) | | | |
Better eye | 0.75 (0.29) | 0.65 (0.23) | 0.292 |
Worse eye | 1.10 (0.32) | 1.07 (0.31) | 0.576 |
Both eyes | 0.72 (0.30) | 0.63 (0.19) | 0.326 |
Contrast sensitivity, log sensitivity, mean (SD) | | | |
Better eye | 0.99 (0.40) | 0.97 (0.32) | 0.857 |
Worse eye | 0.54 (0.52) | 0.51 (0.54) | 0.865 |
Both eyes | 1.03 (0.43) | 1.07 (0.29) | 0.729 |