Table 5.

Distribution of the main cause of visual impairment in people with <6/12 presenting VA in the better eye

Disorder	No	%
Cataract	1299	73.39
Refractive error	334	18.87
Macular degeneration	33	1.86
Uncorrected aphakia	21	1.19
Central corneal opacity	15	0.85
Other posterior segment disease	15	0.85
Glaucoma	13	0.73
Other (including “incomplete examination”)	11	0.62
Optic atrophy	9	0.51
Phthisical eye	8	0.45
Chorioretinitis	6	0.34
Diabetic retinopathy	3	0.17
Pterygium	3	0.17
Total	1770	100.00