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

Ang, Robert Edward Ty; Quinto, Michelle Marie Salcedo; Cruz, Emerson Marquez; Rivera, Mark Christian Reyes; Martinez, Gladness Henna Austria

doi:10.1186/s40662-018-0102-5

Eye and Vision

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
IOL Grouping	n	Mean ± SD	n	Mean ± SD	P Value
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

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
^*P ≤ 0.05

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