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 |