Clinical Study

The Correlation of Age and Postoperative Visual Acuity for Age-Related Cataract

Table 3

First-day postoperative visual acuity (POVA).

RegionsGenderAge range (years)Equal to or better than 6/18
(%)
Worse than 6/18
(%)

Zhoukou, Henan provinceMale50–5933
(91.67%)
3
(8.33%)
60–69106
(90.60%)
11
(9.40%)
70-146
(84.39%)
27
(15.61%)
Female50–5948
(90.57%)
5
(9.43%)
60–69147
(85.47%)
25
(14.53%)
70-265
(77.94%)
75
(22.06%)
Sum745
(83.61%)
146
(16.39%)

Yuncheng, Shanxi provinceMale50–5950
(96.15%)
2
(3.85%)
60–69133
(92.36%)
11
(7.64%)
70-214
(86.99%)
32
(13.01%)
Female50–5942
(93.33%)
3
(6.67%)
60–69216
(87.10%)
32
(12.90%)
70-387
(82.87%)
80
(17.13%)
Sum1042
(86.69%)
160
(13.31%)

Sanmenxia, Henan provinceMale50–5945
(100.00%)
0
(0.00%)
60–69139
(91.45%)
13
(8.55%)
70-279
(90.29%)
30
(9.71%)
Female50–5982
(96.47%)
3
(3.53%)
60–69258
(92.14%)
22
(7.86%)
70-418
(85.66%)
70
(14.34%)
Sum1221
(89.85%)
138
(10.15%)

Total of three regionsMale50–59128
(96.24%)
5
(3.76%)
60–69378
(91.53%)
35
(8.47%)
70-639
(87.77%)
89
(12.23%)
Female50–59172
(93.99%)
11
(6.01%)
60–69621
(88.71%)
79
(11.29%)
70-1070
(82.63%)
225
(17.37%)
Sum3008
(87.14%)
444
(12.86%)

between three age ranges with chi-square test.