Visual function and quality of life (QOL) results at baseline (visit 1) and at visit 2 in patients with ARMD and who underwent cataract surgery (group 2)
| Visit 1 | Visit 2 |
Change (p value) | |
| Visual function tests | |||
| Distance VA (LogMAR) | 0.69 (0.34) (2 unable to do) | 0.34 (0.36) | 0.000 |
| Near VA (LogMAR) | 0.84 (0.29) (4 unable to do) | 0.62 (0.33) (1 unable to do) | 0.000 |
| Pelli-Robson CS (log) | 0.85 (0.36) (4 unable to do) | 1.17 (0.28) (2 unable to do) | 0.000 |
| Pelli-Robson + glare (log) | 0.44 (0.35) (22 unable to do) | 0.88 (0.34) (13 unable to do) | 0.000 |
| Stereo-acuity (min/arc) | 268.39 (357.54) (50 had no stereo-acuity) | 296.53 (377.28) (47 had no stereo-acuity) | 0.531 |
| QOL items | |||
| Trouble with vision | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.000 |
| Small print | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.000 |
| Newspaper/book | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.000 |
| Large print | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.598 |
| Recognise people close | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.734 |
| See steps/kerbs | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.022 |
| Signs in street | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.007 |
| Fine handwork | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.000 |
| Writing cheques | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.830 |
| Cooking | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.002 (worse) |
| Watching TV | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.976 |
| Getting about indoors | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.044 |
| Final VF-14 score | 62.8 | 71.8 | 0.002 |
↵p<0.01 (Wilcoxon signed ranks test).