Table 3

 Postoperative results (mean (SD)) in the study and the control groups 6 months after surgery

MeasurementsBest corrected visual acuity distanceNear vision withdistance correction*Near visionuncorrectedNear vision best correctedRange of accommodation (dioptres)Change of anterior chamber (mm) from mydriasis to miosis (mm)
*J, Jaeger charts; N, Nieden charts.
Mean (SD) and range. NS, statistically not significant.
Study group (n = 38)0.94 (0.12)6.53 (0.91) (N)8.07 (1.58) (N)2.46 (0.9) (N)1.01 (0.4)0.82 (0.30)
    Range0.7–1.255–9 (N)5–10 (N)1–4 (N)0.5–1.70.41–1.14
8.53 (1.24) (J)10.53 (2.45) (J)
    Range6–12 (J)6–14 (J)
Control group (n = 38)0.93 (0.18)9.61 (1.75) (N)7.45 (1.63) (N)2.01 (0.82) (N)0.5 (0.11)0.40 (0.32)
    Range0.8–1.07–14 (N)6–10 (N)1–4 (N)0–0.750.29–0.63
11.61 (1.75) (J)9.73 (1.69) (J)
    Range8–14 (J)6–14 (J)
p Value0.74 (NS)0.030.29 (NS)0.34 (NS) (N)0.010.01