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. 2008 Jan-Mar;15(1):3–6. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.53367

Table 3.

Causes of Bilateral Blindness with Statistical Analysis

Disease Male Female Odds Ratio (Cl) Risk Ratio (Cl) Chi-square P-value Significance
Cataract 112 88 0 .75 [0.51; 1.10] 0.86 [0.70; 1.05] 1.87 0.172 Not Significant

Glaucoma 32 13 1.75 [0.89; 3.45] 1.66 [0.90; 3.07] 2.21 0.137 Not Significant

Diabetic Retinopathy 23 14 1.12 [0.56; 2.24] 1.11 [0.59; 2.09] 0.02 0.888 Significant

ARMD 25 10 1.76 [0.82; 3.76] 1.69 [0.83; 3.42] 1.67 0.196 Not Significant

Corneal Leucoma (microbial & dystrophy) 16 11 0.98 [0.44; 2.17] 0.98 [0.47; 2.06] 0.02 0.879 Significant

Optic Atrophy 8 11 0.47 [0.19; 1.20] 0.49 [0.20; 1.19] 1.86 0.173 Not Significant

Degenerative Myopia 9 5 1.22 [0.40; 3.71] 1.21 [0.41; 3.56] 0.01 0.939 Significant

Trauma 3 9 0.22 [0.06; 0.81] 0.22 [0.06; 0.82] 4.79 0.029 Significant

Keratoconus 7 2 2.40 [0.49; 11.68] 2.36 [0.50; 1.23] 0.6 0.440 Not Significant

Retinitis Pigmentosa 6 1 4.12 [0.49; 34.52] 4.05 [0.49; 33.32] 1.05 0.305 Not Significant

Uveitis 6 1 4.12 [0.49; 34.52] 4.05 [0.49; 33.32] 1.05 0.305 Not Significant

Retinal Detachment 2 3 0.45 [0.07; 2.69] 0.45 [0.08; 2.66] 0.2 0.656 Not Significant