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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
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