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. 2010 Jul 29;5(7):e11854. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011854

Table 4. *Cataract Surgical Coverage (CSC) by person and eyes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Occupied Palestinian Territories West Bank Gaza
CSC-Persons CSC-Eyes CSC-Persons CSC-Eyes CSC-Persons CSC-Eyes
VA<3/60
Men 91.5% 69.0% 90.9% 67.7% 91.6% 70.4%
Women 82.5% 59.5% 87.6% 63.0% 77.0% 56.3%
Total 86.0% 63.4% 89.9% 65.0% 82.6% 61.6%
VA<6/60
Men 86.1% 61.3% 85.3% 60.0% 87.1% 62.9%
Women 77.0% 53.8% 80.1% 56.9% 74.0% 51.0%
Total 80.7% 56.9% 82.2% 58.2% 79.2% 55.5%
VA<6/18
Men 65.1% 44.9% 64.5% 44.6% 65.4% 44.5%
Women 59.5% 37.7% 65.4% 42.0% 54.1% 34.0%
Total 61.8% 40.6% 65.0% 43.1% 58.5% 37.9%

*with pin-hole vision in the better eye in adults aged 50 years and above.