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Table 1 Comparison of lens opacity

From: Accuracy of swept-source optical coherence tomography based biometry for intraocular lens power calculation: a retrospective cross–sectional study

LOCS ΙΙΙ

Group A (n = 128)

Group B (n = 36)

p–value*

Nuclear opalescence

2.83 ± 0.64 (3.00)

2.69 ± 1.09 (2.50)

0.122

Nuclear color

2.80 ± 0.66 (3.00)

2.64 ± 1.13 (2.00)

0.103

Cortical

2.08 ± 1.41 (3.00)

1.89 ± 0.90 (2.00)

0.158

Posterior subcapsular

0.52 ± 1.03 (0.00)

3.72 ± 1.06 (4.00)

p < .001

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (median)
  2. Group A; PCI feasible, Group B; PCI unfeasible
  3. LOCS ΙΙΙ = Lens Opacities Classification System ΙΙΙ
  4. *p–value is for Mann–Whitney U test
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BMC Ophthalmology

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