Skip to main content
. 2005 Apr;89(4):417–419. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.048777

Table 3.

 Main cause of any visual impairment (including visual impairment, severe visual impairment, and blindness) and main causes of blindness

Cause Any visual impairment (VI) Blindness
Number (prevalence, %) Proportion of all cases of VI (%) Number (prevalence, %) Proportion of all cases of blindness (%)
Cataract 80 (17) 52 23 (5) 46
Non-trachomatous corneal opacity 26 (5) 17 14 (3) 28
Aphakia 20 (4) 13 3 (0.6) 6
Trachomatous corneal opacity 13 (3) 8 6 (1) 12
Glaucoma 9 (2) 6 3 (0.6) 6
Others 7 (2) 5 1 (0.2) 2
Total (all causes) 155 (32) 100 50 (10) 100