Table 3

Perceived health measures of the two groups of patients (with one eye only and both eyes cataract surgery), at the moment of their first eye surgery

One eye only surgery
(n=117)		Both eyes surgery
(n=125)		p Value
Preoperative
 Mean Cataract Symptom Score  (SD) 3.8 (3.0)5.0(3.4)<0.01
 Mean VF-14 score (SD) 68.9(26.0)56.2 (23.6)<0.001
 Mean Sickness Impact Profile score  (SD) 11.5 (9.8)12.5 (11.1)0.53
Postoperative
 Mean Cataract Symptom Score (SD) 0.7 (1.7)0.7 (1.4)0.59
 Mean VF-14 score (SD) 90.0 (20.1)87.1 (19.3)0.11
 Expectations about VF-14 score (%) 70(60.0)71(56.8)0.62
 Mean Sickness Impact Profile score (SD) 9.2(9.1)8.1 (8.4)0.50

  • ↵Range (0, 15). Higher score indicates more symptoms.

  • ↵Range (0, 100). Higher score indicates better function.

  • ↵Range (0, 100). Higher score indicates more dysfunction.

  • ↵Proportion of patients experiencing as much improvement in their ability to perform activities as they expected preoperatively.