Table 2.
Prevalence of Bilateral Cataract Blindness and Cataract Surgical Coverage (VA<3/60) in Eyes and Persons of 50 Years and Older
| District | Prevalence bilateral cataract blindness in persons 50+ | Cataract surgical coverage in eyes of persons 50+ | Cataract surgical coverage in persons 50+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| males | females | persons | males | females | persons | males | females | persons | |
| Bangalore-R | 3.22% | 5.59% | 4.33% | 36% | 28% | 32% | 55% | 43% | 47% |
| Belgaum | 2.61% | 5.00% | 3.79% | 42% | 39% | 40% | 65% | 57% | 60% |
| Bellary | 4.77% | 7.19% | 6.00% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 42% | 43% | 43% |
| Bidar | 2.69% | 5.73% | 4.17% | 36% | 28% | 31% | 65% | 47% | 52% |
| Bijapur | 4.14% | 8.85% | 6.56% | 39% | 27% | 31% | 57% | 47% | 50% |
| Chickmagalur | 1.48% | 5.40% | 3.37% | 51% | 35% | 42% | 81% | 55% | 67% |
| Chitradurga | 3.94% | 8.24% | 5.97% | 34% | 26% | 29% | 54% | 41% | 46% |
| Dak. Kannad | 1.27% | 7.65% | 4.59% | 50% | 27% | 34% | 80% | 34% | 47% |
| Dharwad | 3.77% | 6.53% | 5.15% | 42% | 38% | 40% | 64% | 55% | 58% |
| Gulbarga | 3.71% | 6.99% | 5.37% | 48% | 26% | 33% | 64% | 44% | 50% |
| Hassan | 2.10% | 3.40% | 2.74% | 51% | 40% | 44% | 66% | 64% | 64% |
| Kodagu | 1.88% | 1.25% | 1.58% | 40% | 47% | 45% | 57% | 75% | 68% |
| Kolar | 5.10% | 6.36% | 5.70% | 24% | 20% | 22% | 47% | 38% | 42% |
| Mandya | 3.40% | 6.00% | 4.65% | 47% | 44% | 45% | 66% | 58% | 61% |
| Mysore | 2.00% | 6.35% | 4.05% | 46% | 31% | 36% | 70% | 47% | 55% |
| Raichur | 4.35% | 6.72% | 5.58% | 24% | 29% | 28% | 46% | 50% | 49% |
| Shimoga | 3.12% | 5.24% | 4.12% | 44% | 35% | 39% | 66% | 56% | 60% |
| Tumkur | 5.70% | 9.01% | 7.24% | 44% | 33% | 37% | 56% | 49% | 51% |
| Uttar Kannad | 3.42% | 4.60% | 4.00% | 41% | 44% | 43% | 50% | 60% | 57% |
| Karnataka | 3.39% | 6.51% | 4.93% | 40% | 32% | 35% | 60% | 49% | 53% |