Visual acuity at listing for cataract extraction
| Audit date | No of cases in audit | Type of surgery | Percentage of patients with a given visual acuity when decision to operate was taken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/60 or worse | 6/18 to 6/60 | 6/12 or better | |||||
| 1982 | 39 | ICCE and no lens | 76.9 | 20.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 1984 | 68 | ECCE and IOL | 70.6 | 25.0 | 4.4 | ||
| 1988 | 56 | ECCE and PC IOL | 67.9 | 32.1 | 0.0 | ||
| 1989 | 29 | ECCE and PC IOL | 62.1 | 34.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 1992 | 23 | ECCE and PC IOL | 21.7 | 69.6 | 8.7 | ||
| 1998 | 56 | Phaco and IOL | 16.1 | 44.6 | 39.3 | ||
| 1999 | 85 | Phaco and IOL | 14.1 | 54.1 | 31.8 | ||
| 2000 | 41 | Phaco and IOL | 19.0 | 33.3 | 47.7 | ||