Table 1

Demograpics and clinical characteristics for immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) and one eye at time cataract surgeries in Tampere University Hospital Eye Centre, 2008–2020

All cataract surgeriesISBCSOne eye at a time cataract surgeries
Eyes, n (%)56 700 (100%)26 890 (47%)29 810 (53%)
Patients34 797 (100%)13 445 (39%)21 352 (61%)
Age (years), median (IQR)75 (68–80)76 (70–81)74 (67–80)
0–17 years63 (0.2%)8 (0.1%)55 (0.3%)
18–44 years427 (1.2%)84 (0.6%)343 (1.6%)
45–64 years5156 (15%)1526 (11%)3630 (17%)
65–84 years25 400 (73%)10 324 (77%)15 076 (71%)
>=85 years3 751 (11%)1 503 (11%)2 248 (11%)
Female sex, n (%)2 1026 (60%)8 423 (63%)12 603 (59%)