Table 1

 Patient characteristics

CharacteristicAll patientsExpectations videoAnatomy videoSignificance
VA, visual acuity.
Test: Mann-Whitney U for visual acuity, two tailed independent T tests for others.
Total number1417368
Mean age (SD)73.8 (9.2)74.6 (9.0)72.9 (9.4)NS
No of females (%)91 (64.5%)49 (64.5%)42 (64.5%)NS
Median preoperative VA: 6/(1st, 3rd quartile)18 (12, 36)18 (12, 36)18 (12, 36)NS
Mean preoperative VF-14 (SD)84.7 (14.8)83.4 (16.4)86.0 (13.0)NS
No of previous cataract (%)55 (39.0%)28 (38.4%)27 (39.7%)NS
Median VA at 1 month: 6/(1st, 3rd quartile)6 (6, 9)6 (6, 9)6 (6, 9)NS
Mean VF-14 at 1 month (SD)89.8 (16.4)88.5 (17.9)91.2 (14.5)NS