Table 1

 Preoperative data of the study group and the control group (mean (SD))

Study group (range)Control group (range)p Value
Number4040
Age (years)73.29 (5.89) (62–82)72.66 (4.78) (59–80)0.58
Far vision
    Best corrected0.38 (0.17) (0.01–0.6)0.33 (0.23)0.62
Near vision
    Best corrected0.35 (0.16) (0.01–0.6)0.30 (1.45) (0.01–0.5)0.54
Axial length (mm)22.87 (0.3) (21.62–23.55)22.59 (0.28) (21.97–24.0)0.71
Intraocular pressure (mm Hg)16.7 (3.32) (10–24)15.9 (4.31) (11–20)0.43