Table 5 Comparison of subjective visual difficulties in daily tasks without optical corrections, as referred by patients at 6-months after surgery (0 = no difficulties; 5 = maximal difficulty)

Watching TV or movies

0,13 (0,3)

0,75 (0.4)

1,00 (0,40)

1,29 (0,71)

Play/work in external environment

0,13 (1,77)

0,75 (0.58)

0,45 (0,31)

1,00 (0,58)

Take care of/play with children

0,14 (0,37)

0,86 (0.27)

0,18 (0,18)

0,43 (0,30)

Read the time on the alarm clock

0,13 (0,34)

0,75 (0.40)

0,36 (0,20)

1,00 (0,53)

Clarified vision at wake-up

0,13 (0,32)

0,71 (0.22)

0,55 (0,31)

1,28 (0,52)

Read the time on a wall clock

0,13 (0,33)

0,71 (0.33)

0,64 (0,31)

0,86 (0,55)

Work/having an hobby

0,13 (0,35)

0,8 (0.3)

1,09 (0,41)

0,71 (0,47)

Participate to recreative activities/sports

0,29 (0,34)

1,5 (1.22)

0,73 (0,38)

0,57 (0,37)

Participate to social events

0,15 (0,24)

0,92 (0.64)

0,36 (0,36)

0,71 (0,36)

Read texts/close-up tasks

0,13 (0,24)

0,75 (0.15)

0,55 (0,28)

2,00 (0,65)

Driving at night

0,17 (0,27)

1,00 (0.35)

1,00 (0,50)

2,14 (0,63)

Driving in raining conditions

0,17 (0,2)

1,00 (0.2)

0,90 (0,44)

1,71 (0,57)

Use the computer

0,22 (0,16)

1,09 (0.15)

1,18 (0,50)

1,71 (0,61)

Cook

0,13 (0,15)

0,86 (0.15)

0,27 (0,27)

0,57 (0,43)

Going shopping

0,12 (0,23)

0,71 (0.35)

0,55 (0,39)

0,71 (0,47)

Use a cell phone

0,13 (0,3)

0,75 (0.35)

1,09 (0,44)

1,71 (0,65)

Shaving/make-up

0,13 (0,3)

0,71 (0.58)

0,18 (0,18)

1,14 (0,73)