Table 4

Mean scores (95% CI) by visual acuity (better eye), binocular status, and by between eye differences in visual acuity

Exposure
Number (%)
General vision
Near activities
Total VFQ score

Visual acuity (better eye)




6/9 or better
877 (50)
79.7 (78.8, 80.5)
99.4 (99.2, 99.5)
94.7 (94.3, 95.1)
<6/9 to 6/12
387 (22)
75.0 (73.6, 76.4)
98.6 (98.1, 98.9)
92.8 (92.0, 93.4)
<6/12 to 6/18
277 (16)
72.1 (70.3, 73.8)
97.2 (96.1, 98.0)
91.2 (90.1, 92.2)
<6/18
203 (12)
60.4 (57.7, 63.0)
88.1 (82.5, 92.0)
83.1 (80.5, 85.3)
P-value †
1744
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
Binocular status




Binocular
1561 (90)
76.7 (76.0, 77.3)
98.9 (98.7, 99.0)
93.6 (93.3, 93.9)
Monocular ‡
183 (10)
64.7 (62.0, 67.3)
94.7 (92.0, 96.5)
83.1 (80.4, 85.5)
P-value
1744
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
Difference in acuity between eyes




Equal acuity
185 (12)
80.2 (78.4, 81.9)
99.4 (99.1, 99.6)
95.4 (94.6, 96.0)
≤ 0.1 LogMAR
657 (42)
77.9 (76.9, 78.9)
99.2 (99.0, 99.3)
94.5 (94.0, 94.9)
>0.1 LogMAR
719 (46)
75.4 (74.4, 76.4)
98.4 (98.1, 98.7)
92.6 (92.0, 93.1)
P-value †

<0.001
<0.001
<0.001

Scores by levels of visual acuity, binocular status, and differences in acuity between eyes adjusted for age, gender, practice, and for other exposures listed in the table throughout

‡ 183 participants could not read the chart at 1 metre in one eye

Owen et al. BMC Ophthalmology 2006 6:24   doi:10.1186/1471-2415-6-24