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. 2014 Dec 11;9(12):e114245. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114245

Table 6. Causes of Blindness, SVI, and MVI categorized by possible interventions.

Interventions Blindness (%) SVI (%) MVI (%)
Treatable1 76.8 87.3 86.6
Preventable (PHC/PEC services)2 6.9 5.3 5.7
Preventable (Ophthalmic services) 10.6 6.4 5.3
Avoidable3 92.1 97.9 97.8
Posterior segment causes 20.5 7.6 6.6
1

Refractive error + uncorrected aphakia + untreated cataract

2

PHC  =  Primary Health Care, PEC  =  Primary Eye Care

3

Avoidable  =  Treatable + Preventable