Table 4

Clinical characteristics of cataract surgery cases (by eye)

Aphakic eyes
(n=17) 		Pseudophakic eyes (n=36) No surgery eyes
(n=108) 		Odds ratio
(95% CI)
Lagophthalmos
Gentle closure
 Normal12 (70.6)30 (83.3)85 (78.7)
 Abnormal5 (29.4)6 (16.7)23 (21.3)0.48 (0.10–2.28)
Forced closure
 Normal13 (76.5)32 (88.8)91 (84.3)
 Abnormal4 (23.5)4 (11.1)17 (15.7)0.41 (0.07–2.34)
Corneal changes
Keratitis
 Absent12 (70.6)28 (77.8)87 (80.6)
 Present5 (29.4)8 (22.2)21 (19.4)0.69 (0.16–3.06)
Corneal sensation
 Normal5 (29.4)24 (66.7)87 (80.6)
 Diminished12 (70.6)12 (33.3)21 (19.4)0.21 (0.05–.85)
Uveal changes (in 1988)
 Synechiae
 Absent1 (33.3)25 (69.4)79 (73.8)
 Present2 (66.6)11 (30.6)18 (26.2)

  • ↵Synechiae could not be recorded in 14 patients with aphakic surgery as their surgery was before the 1988 examination time.

  • ↵The odds ratio has been calculated to compare aphakic eyes with pseudophakic eyes.

  • ↵p<0.001.