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Table 5 Uncorrected Distance Visual Acuity for All Intraocular Lenses (logMAR)

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

IOL Grouping FLACS CP P Value
n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD
Overall UDVA
 1 Day 293 0.17 ± 0.17 (20/25) 427 0.15 ± 0.19 (20/25) 0.15
 1 Week 282 0.13 ± 0.14 (20/25) 420 0.11 ± 0.14 (20/25) 0.06
 1 Month 244 0.13 ± 0.15 (20/25) 369 0.11 ± 0.15 (20/25) 0.11
 3 Months 191 0.12 ± 0.13 (20/25) 315 0.12 ± 0.14 (20/25) 1.00
 6 Months 162 0.12 ± 0.14 (20/25) 268 0.10 ± 0.13 (20/25) 0.13
 1 Year 120 0.12 ± 0.13 (20/25) 265 0.11 ± 0.13 (20/25) 0.48
Monofocal UDVA
 1 Day 59 0.15 ± 0.15 (20/25) 67 0.16 ± 0.22 (20/25) 0.08
 1 Week 58 0.13 ± 0.14 (20/25) 65 0.13 ± 0.19 (20/25) 1.00
 1 Month 47 0.15 ± 0.16 (20/25) 54 0.13 ± 0.17 (20/25) 0.55
 3 Months 28 0.13 ± 0.15 (20/25) 39 0.14 ± 0.15 (20/25) 0.08
 6 Months 23 0.13 ± 0.13 (20/25) 34 0.14 ± 0.16 (20/25) 0.80
 1 Year 25 0.12 ± 0.13 (20/25) 32 0.12 ± 0.13 (20/25) 1.00
Monofocal Toric UDVA
 1 Day 57 0.15 ± 0.14 (20/25) 63 0.13 ± 0.12 (20/25) 0.40
 1 Week 59 0.21 ± 0.16 (20/32) 66 0.15 ± 0.20 (20/25) 0.07
 1 Month 51 0.18 ± 0.16 (20/25) 58 0.12 ± 0.18 (20/25) 0.07
 3 Months 39 0.16 ± 0.13 (20/25) 43 0.14 ± 0.15 (20/25) 0.52
 6 Months 37 0.16 ± 0.14 (20/25) 34 0.10 ± 0.12 (20/25) 0.06
 1 Year 27 0.16 ± 0.15 (20/25) 34 0.15 ± 0.13 (20/25) 0.78
Multifocal UDVA
 1 Day 78 0.18 ± 0.19 (20/25) 101 0.15 ± 0.20 (20/25) 0.31
 1 Week 75 0.13 ± 0.15 (20/25) 99 0.11 ± 0.13 (20/25) 0.35
 1 Month 62 0.11 ± 0.14 (20/25) 85 0.12 ± 0.15 (20/25) 0.68
 3 Months 43 0.10 ± 0.12 (20/25) 70 0.13 ± 0.17 (20/25) 0.31
 6 Months 30 0.11 ± 0.15 (20/25) 51 0.12 ± 0.14 (20/25) 0.76
 1 Year 21 0.10 ± 0.12 (20/25) 50 0.11 ± 0.12 (20/25) 0.75
Multifocal Toric UDVA
 1 Day 49 0.13 ± 0.12 (20/25) 67 0.15 ± 0.17 (20/25) 0.48
 1 Week 43 0.20 ± 0.24 (20/32) 69 0.18 ± 0.18 (20/25) 0.62
 1 Month 36 0.13 ± 0.14 (20/25) 53 0.15 ± 0.14 (20/25) 0.51
 3 Months 27 0.10 ± 0.11 (20/25) 48 0.17 ± 0.14 (20/25) 0.03*
 6 Months 24 0.18 ± 0.15 (20/25) 48 0.13 ± 0.13 (20/25) 0.15
 1 Year 25 0.10 ± 0.14 (20/25) 52 0.16 ± 0.14 (20/25) 0.08
Accommodating UDVA
 1 Day 41 0.14 ± 0.14 (20/25) 116 0.14 ± 0.16 (20/25) 1.00
 1 Week 40 0.15 ± 0.15 (20/25) 118 0.08 ± 0.12 (20/20) 0.00*
 1 Month 35 0.12 ± 0.14 (20/25) 113 0.07 ± 0.11 (20/20) 0.03*
 3 Months 31 0.14 ± 0.15 (20/25) 113 0.00 ± 0.01 (20/20) 0.00*
 6 Months 25 0.12 ± 0.12 (20/25) 95 0.08 ± 0.12 (20/20) 0.14
 1 Year 20 0.12 ± 0.14 (20/25) 94 0.07 ± 0.10 (20/20) 0.06
  1. CP = conventional phacoemulsification; FLACS = femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery; IOL = intraocular lens; logMAR = logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; SD = standard deviation; UDVA = uncorrected distance visual acuity
  2. *P ≤ 0.05