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. 2007;91(12):1588–1592. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.119123

Table 4 Age‐adjusted and extrapolated results for the rapid assessment of avoidable blindness, Negros and Antique.

VA with available correction Negros Antique
Males (n = 221 670) Females (n = 235 670) Total (n = 457 340) Males (n = 37 770) Females (n = 44 560) Total (n = 82 330)
Bilateral blindness
 Number blind 3715 6230 9945 911 1152 2063
 Prevalence (95% CI) 1.7% (0.9 to 2.5%) 2.6% (1.8 to 3.5%) 2.2% (1.6 to 2.8%) 2.4% (1.5 to 3.4%) 2.6% (1.8 to 3.4%) 2.5% (1.9 to 3.1%)
Bilateral severe visual impairment
 Number 2893 2716 5609 445 417 862
 Prevalence (95% CI) 1.3% (0.6 to 2.0%) 1.2% (0.6 to 1.7%) 1.2% (0.8 to 1.7%) 1.2% (0.5 to 1.9%) 0.9% (0.5 to 1.5%) 1.1% (0.7 to 1.5%)
Bilateral visual impairment
 Number 19 015 23 820 42 835 2145 2929 5074
 Prevalence (95% CI) 8.6% (6.6 to 10.6%) 10.1% (8.6 to 11.6%) 9.4% (8.0 to 10.8%) 5.7% (4.4 to 7.0%) 6.6% (5.5 to 7.7%) 6.2% (5.3 to 7.1%)