Table 2.

Summary of participants' responses to survey question 5 “What is the main cause of your vision loss.”

Cause of vision loss	Frequency	Percent
Accident	2	5.4
Amaurosis	1	2.7
Blind born, glaucoma	1	2.7
Cone dystrophy	1	2.7
Genetic disorder, macular degeneration	1	2.7
Glaucoma, cataract	2	5.4
Glaucoma, macular degeneration	1	2.7
Leber's congenital amaurosis	4	10.8
Microphthalmia	1	2.7
Optic atrophy	1	2.7
Optic nerve atrophy	2	5.4
Optic nerve damage	1	2.7
Prematurity	4	10.8
Prematurity, glaucoma	1	2.7
Prematurity, retrolental fibroplasya	1	2.7
Retinal degeneration	1	2.7
Retinal detachment	2	5.4
Retinitis pigmentosa	3	8.1
Retinitis pigmentosa, alstrom syndrome	1	2.7
Retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma	1	2.7
Retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration	1	2.7
Retinoblastoma	3	8.1
Virus during pregnancy	1	2.7
Total	37	100.0

Reported cause of vision loss was heterogeneous, but the most commonly reported were Retinitis Pigmentosa (n = 6, 16.2%), Prematurity (n = 6, 16.2%), and Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (n = 4, 10.8%).