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Table 1 Baseline Demographics

From: Comparison of clinical outcomes between femtosecond laser-assisted versus conventional phacoemulsification

  No. of patients (%) or Mean ± SD P Value
FLACS (n = 296) CP (n = 439)
Age (years) 67.48 ± 10.33 65.21 ± 10.87  
Gender
 Female 182 (61.50%) 175 (61.40%) 0.99
 Male 114 (38.50%) 110 (38.60%)  
Visual Acuity (logMAR)
 UDVA 0.78 ± 0.58 (20/125) 0.74 ± 0.54 (20/100) 0.32
 UNVA 0.50 ± 0.26 (J8) 0.52 ± 0.25 (J8) 0.28
 CDVA 0.25 ± 0.35 (20/32) 0.21 ± 0.31 (20/32) 0.06
 DCNVA 0.46 ± 0.21 (J8) 0.37 ± 0.22 (J6) 0.00*
Refraction (D)
 Sphere −0.77 ± 3.70 − 0.28 ± 3.82 0.10
 Cylinder −1.23 ± 0.82 − 1.22 ± 2.57 0.95
 Add 2.55 ± 0.46 2.32 ± 0.68 0.00*
MRSE − 1.36 ± 3.70 − 0.86 ± 3.98 0.09
LOCS III Cataract Grade
 NO1 25 (8.45%) 36 (8.20%) 0.04*
 NO2 136 (45.95%) 239 (54.44%)  
 NO3 79 (26.69%) 111 (25.28%)  
 NO4 56 (18.92%) 53 (12.07%)  
Average Keratometry (D) 43.97 ± 1.72 44.20 ± 1.69 0.14
Type of Intraocular Lens
 Monofocal 62 (20.95%) 77 (17.54%)  
 Monofocal Toric 59 (19.93%) 66 (15.03%)  
 Multifocal 81 (27.36%) 107 (24.37%)  
 Multifocal Toric 53 (17.90%) 70 (15.95%)  
 Accommodating 41 (13.85%) 119 (27.11%)  
  1. CDVA = corrected distance visual acuity; CP = conventional phacoemulsification; D = diopter; DCNVA = distance-corrected near visual acuity, FLACS = femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery; LOCS III = Lens Opacities Classification System III; logMAR = logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; MRSE = manifest refraction spherical equivalent; NO = nuclear opalescence; SD = standard deviation; UDVA = uncorrected distance visual acuity; UNVA = uncorrected near visual acuity
  2. *P ≤ 0.05