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Table 7 Near Visual Acuity for Multifocals and Accommodating 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
Multifocal UNVA
 1 Day 78 0.18 ± 0.20 (J3) 81 0.13 ± 0.16 (J2) 0.08
 1 Week 74 0.10 ± 0.15 (J2) 82 0.10 ± 0.12 (J2) 1.00
 1 Month 60 0.11 ± 0.15 (J2) 68 0.08 ± 0.08 (J1) 0.15
 3 Months 42 0.09 ± 0.14 (J1) 57 0.11 ± 0.12 (J2) 0.45
 6 Months 30 0.08 ± 0.15 (J1) 41 0.09 ± 0.10 (J1) 0.74
 1 Year 21 0.10 ± 0.11 (J2) 40 0.12 ± 0.12 (J2) 0.53
Multifocal DCNVA
 1 Day 77 0.16 ± 0.19 (J2) 79 0.14 ± 0.20 (J2) 0.52
 1 Week 74 0.07 ± 0.12 (J1) 74 0.10 ± 0.13 (J2) 0.15
 1 Month 57 0.08 ± 0.12 (J1) 59 0.06 ± 0.09 (J1) 0.31
 3 Months 42 0.05 ± 0.08 (J1) 53 0.10 ± 0.12 (J2) 0.02*
 6 Months 30 0.06 ± 0.10 (J1) 36 0.07 ± 0.11 (J1) 0.70
 1 Year 21 0.09 ± 0.11 (J1) 38 0.09 ± 0.14 (J1) 1.00
Accommodating UNVA
 1 Day 39 0.23 ± 0.14 (J4) 115 0.17 ± 0.12 (J2) 0.01
 1 Week 39 0.29 ± 0.16 (J4) 112 0.23 ± 0.14 (J4) 0.03
 1 Month 34 0.22 ± 0.15 (J4) 111 0.15 ± 0.11 (J2) 0.00*
 3 Months 30 0.18 ± 0.14 (J3) 110 0.14 ± 0.11 (J2) 0.10
 6 Months 25 0.15 ± 0.11 (J2) 94 0.14 ± 0.10 (J2) 0.66
 1 Year 17 0.19 ± 0.16 (J3) 93 0.13 ± 0.13 (J2) 0.09
Accommodating DCNVA
 1 Day 30 0.27 ± 0.15 (J4) 115 0.24 ± 0.14 (J4) 0.30
 1 Week 22 0.33 ± 0.19 (J5) 112 0.22 ± 0.14 (J4) 0.00*
 1 Month 26 0.25 ± 0.12 (J4) 111 0.19 ± 0.12 (J3) 0.00*
 3 Months 22 0.21 ± 0.11 (J4) 105 0.17 ± 0.12 (J2) 0.15
 6 Months 19 0.17 ± 0.11 (J2) 91 0.19 ± 0.12 (J3) 0.50
 1 Year 13 0.25 ± 0.12 (J4) 91 0.19 ± 0.12 (J3) 0.09
  1. CP = conventional phacoemulsification; DCNVA = distance-corrected near visual acuity; FLACS = femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery; IOL = intraocular lens; logMAR = logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; SD = standard deviation; UNVA = uncorrected near visual acuity
  2. *P ≤ 0.05