Demographic and clinical characteristics
| Balanced Salt Solution Plus | Ringer | |
| Age (years) | 63.0±1.6 | 65.3±1.7 |
| (p>0.05) | ||
| Gender | 34 females | 36 females |
| (p>0.05) | ||
| Visual acuity at baseline (logMAR) | 0.52±0.02 | 0.51±0.03 |
| (p>0.05) | (20/62) | (20/57) |
| Visual acuity at postoperative day 60 visit (logMAR) | 0.04±0.01 | 0.03±0.01 |
| (p>0.05) | (20/22) | (20/21) |
| Phacoemulsification time (s) | 32.9±4.9 | 32.6±4.9 |
| (p>0.05) | ||
| Volume of irrigating solution employed (ml) | 124.8±8.3 | 129.9±8.4 |
| (p>0.05) | ||
| Intraocular pressure at baseline (mmHg) | 16±3 | 16±4 |
| (p>0.05) | ||
| Cataract nucleus opalescence (score): No of patients | (1) 10 | (1) 14 |
| (2) 22 | (2) 20 | |
| Pearson test: χ2=6.07; p=0.1081. | (3) 13 | (3) 16 |
| (4) 5 | (4) 0 |
Values presented as mean±SEM.