The Effect of Capsulotomy Shape on Intraocular Light-Scattering after Nd:YAG Laser Capsulotomy

Table 3

Results of the pseudophakic dysphotopsia questionnaire (PDQ).

PDQ question	Circular group						Cruciate group
	1 week after YAG laser			1 month after YAG laser			1 week after YAG laser			1 month after YAG laser
	Median (interquartile range)	Number (%)		Median (interquartile range)	Number (%)		Median (interquartile range)	Number (%)		Median (interquartile range)	Number (%)
		With a score of ≥5	With a score of ≥8		With a score of ≥5	With a score of ≥8		With a score of ≥5	With a score of ≥8		With a score of ≥5	With a score of ≥8
1	2 (0–3)	4 (19.05)	0 (0)	0 (0–1.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (1–5)	6 (28.57)	0 (0)	0 (0–3)	3 (14.29)	0 (0)
2	1 (0–3)	4 (19.05)	0 (0)	0 (0–1.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0–4.5)	5 (23.81)	1 (4.76)	1 (0–3)	2 (9.52)	0 (0)
3	0 (0–0)	1 (4.76)	1 (4.76)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–1.5)	2 (9.52)	2 (9.52)	0 (0–0)	2 (9.52)	0 (0)
4	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–0.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
5	0 (0–0)	1 (4.76)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	1 (4.76)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	1 (4.76)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
6	0 (0–0)	1 (4.76)	1 (4.76)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–1.5)	3 (14.29)	2 (9.52)	0 (0–0.5)	2 (9.52)	0 (0)
7	0 (0–0.5)	1 (4.76)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–1.5)	1 (4.76)	0 (0)	0 (0–0.5)	1 (4.76)	0 (0)
8	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
9	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0–0)	0 (0)	0 (0)