Percentage and number of respondents by case and rank for both case notes and COR
| Hypothetical case | COR | Order of preference with case notes given, % (number of participants); n=148 | Order of preference with COR only, % (number of participants); n=126 | |||||||||
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
| A | Woman in her late 70s with a nuclear cataract in the right eye. PMH: glaucoma. Medication: Lumigan 1 drop BE ON. Axial length: 23.68 mm. Pupil size: large. | 1.84 | 29.73 (44) | 31.08 (46) | 14.86 (22) | 16.89 (25) | 7.43 (11) | 20.63 (26) | 42.86 (54) | 3.97 (5) | 19.05 (24) | 13.49 (17) |
| B | Woman in her late 50s with a nuclear cataract in the right eye. PMH: no other ophthalmic or medical history. Medication: nil regular. Axial length: 24.25 mm. Pupil size: large. | 1.0 | 39.86 (59) | 20.95 (31) | 7.43 (11) | 4.05 (6) | 27.70 (41) | 53.97 (68) | 3.17 (4) | 3.97 (5) | 7.94 (10) | 30.95 (39) |
| C | Man in his late 60s with a nuclear cataract in the right eye. PMH: pseudoexfoliation syndrome, hypertension. Medication: amlodipine 5 mg OD, simvastatin 40 mg ON. Axial length: 26.1 mm. Pupil size: medium. | 7.14 | 6.08 (9) | 13.51 (20) | 33.78 (50) | 33.11 (49) | 13.51 (20) | 0.79 (1) | 20.63 (26) | 17.46 (22) | 49.20 (62) | 11.90 (15) |
| D | Man in his early 90s with a brunescent cataract and no fundal view in the right eye. Due to heart disease he is unable to lie flat. PMH: hypertension, benign prostatic hypertrophy, mild left ventricular failure. Medications: atorvastatin 40 mg ON, bisoprolol 7.5 mg OD, doxazosin MR 8 mg OD, ramipril 2.5 mg OD, furosemide 40 mg OD. Axial length: 23.72 mm. Pupil size: large. | 42.79 | 19.59 (29) | 20.95 (31) | 10.81 (16) | 16.22 (24) | 32.43 (48) | 18.25 (23) | 15.87 (20) | 21.43 (27) | 9.52 (12) | 34.92 (44) |
| E | Man in his early 80s with a nuclear cataract in the right eye. PMH: glaucoma. Medication: Lumigan 1 drop BE ON. Axial length: 20.8 mm. Pupil size: large. | 2.63 | 4.73 (7) | 13.51 (20) | 33.11 (49) | 29.73 (44) | 18.92 (28) | 6.35 (8) | 17.46 (22) | 53.17 (67) | 14.29 (18) | 8.73 (11) |
BE, Both eyes; COR, composite OR; MR, Modified Release; OD, Once a day; ON, Once at night; PMH, Past Medical History.