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 |
Refractive error + uncorrected aphakia + untreated cataract
PHC = Primary Health Care, PEC = Primary Eye Care
Avoidable = Treatable + Preventable