Table 2.
Age and sex adjusted results cataract blindness survey, Turkmenistan
| Males (n=211570) | Females (n=259205) | Total (n=470775) | ||||
| Total population aged 50+ | Cases | Prev | Cases | Prev | Cases | Prev (95% CI) |
| VA <3/60 | ||||||
| All bilateral blindness | 2296 | 1.1 | 3900 | 1.5 | 6196 | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.7) |
| Bilateral cataract blindness | 857 | 0.4 | 1964 | 0.8 | 2821 | 0.6 (0.4 to 0.9) |
| Cataract blind eyes | 5769 | 1.36 | 10467 | 2.02 | 16236 | 1.72 (1.44 to 2.06) |
| VA <6/60 | ||||||
| All bilateral blindness | 7048 | 3.3 | 13797 | 5.3 | 20844 | 4.4 (3.8 to 5.2) |
| Bilateral cataract blindness | 3591 | 1.7 | 8570 | 3.3 | 12161 | 2.6 (2.1 to 3.2) |
| Cataract blind eyes | 16307 | 3.85 | 30343 | 5.85 | 46650 | 4.95 (4.46 to 5.49) |
| VA <6/18 | ||||||
| All bilateral blindness | 33388 | 15.8 | 62279 | 24.0 | 95668 | 20.3 (19.0 to 21.7) |
| Bilateral cataract blindness | 22368 | 10.6 | 46439 | 17.9 | 68807 | 14.6 (13.5 to 15.8) |
| Cataract blind eyes | 59883 | 14.15 | 109618 | 21.14 | 169501 | 18.0 (17.1 to 18.9) |
| Bilateral aphakia | 2606 | 1.2 | 3074 | 1.2 | 5680 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.7) |
| Unilateral aphakia | 4184 | 2.0 | 4960 | 1.9 | 9144 | 1.9 (1.5 to 2.5) |
| Aphakic eyes | 9396 | 2.22 | 11108 | 2.14 | 20504 | 2.18 (1.85 to 2.56) |