Table 1.

Sample results cataract blindness survey, Turkmenistan

	Males (n=2810)		Females (n=3201)		Total (n=6011)
Sample size people 50+	Cases	Prev	Cases	Prev	Cases	Prev (95% CI)
VA <3/60
All bilateral blindness	34	1.2	42	1.3	76	1.4 (0.9 to 1.6)
Bilateral cataract blindness	13	0.5	19	0.6	32	0.5 (0.3 to 0.9)
Cataract blind eyes	86	1.53	108	1.69	194	1.61 (1.33 to 1.95)
VA <6/60
All bilateral blindness	102	3.6	149	4.7	251	4.2 (3.5 to 4.9)
Bilateral cataract blindness	53	1.9	88	2.8	141	2.4 (1.9 to 2.9)
Cataract blind eyes	241	4.29	320	5.00	561	4.67 (4.18 to 5.21)
VA <6/18
All bilateral blindness	487	17.3	693	21.7	1180	19.6 (18.3 to 21.0)
Bilateral cataract blindness	333	11.9	510	15.9	843	14.0 (12.9 to 15.2)
Cataract blind eyes	878	15.6	1211	18.9	2089	17.4 (16.5 to 18.3)
Bilateral aphakia	39	1.4	33	1.0	72	1.2 (0.9 to 1.6)
Unilateral aphakia	59	2.1	55	1.7	114	1.9 (1.5 to 2.4)
Aphakic eyes	137	2.44	121	1.89	258	2.15 (1.82 to 2.53)

95% CI = 95% confidence interval.