Table 2.

Distribution of predicted proportions of vision status by age group and sex in persons with trichiasis (n = 319)

Age group (years)	Vision status* (%)
	Males			Females			Total
	Normal vision	Low vision	Blindness	Normal vision	Low vision	Blindness	Normal vision	Low vision	Blindness
0–4**	100.0	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0
5–9	94.6	5.0	0.4	96.3	3.3	0.3	96.0	3.7	0.4
10–14	90.1	9.2	0.7	93.1	6.2	0.7	92.4	6.9	0.7
15–19	83.9	14.8	1.3	88.4	10.4	1.2	87.4	11.4	1.2
20–24	76.1	21.8	2.1	82.2	15.8	2.0	80.9	17.2	2.0
25–29	67.2	29.7	3.2	74.7	22.3	3.0	72.9	24.0	3.1
30–34	57.6	37.7	4.7	66.0	29.4	4.5	64.1	31.4	4.5
35–39	48.2	45.1	6.7	56.9	36.6	6.5	54.8	38.6	6.5
40–44	39.4	51.3	9.3	47.9	43.0	9.1	45.8	45.0	9.1
45–49	31.7	55.7	12.6	39.4	48.2	12.4	37.6	50.1	12.4
50–54	25.2	58.2	16.5	32.0	51.6	16.4	30.3	53.3	16.4
55–59	19.9	58.9	21.2	25.6	53.3	21.1	24.2	54.8	21.1
60–64	15.6	57.9	26.5	20.3	53.1	26.6	19.1	54.4	26.4
65–69	12.2	55.4	32.4	16.0	51.4	32.5	15.1	52.5	32.4
70–74	9.6	51.8	38.6	12.6	48.4	38.9	11.9	49.4	38.7
75+	7.5	47.4	45.0	10.0	44.6	45.5	9.3	45.5	45.2
Total	55.0	35.0	10.0	55.3	33.8	10.9	53.9	35.3	10.9
95% CI	49.6–60.3	31.4–38.7	8.1–11.9	52.4–58.3	31.8–35.7	9.7–12.1	50.9–56.9	33.3–37.2	9.7–12.0

*Vision status: Normal vision = presenting visual acuity of ≥ 6/18 in the better eye; Low vision = presenting visual acuity of < 6/18 to ≤ 3/60 in the better eye; Blindness = presenting visual acuity of < 3/60 in the better eye.

**Children aged 0–4 years assumed to have normal vision.