Table 3.
Age- and gender-adjusted prevalence of blindness and visual impairment
| VA category | Males
|
Females
|
All
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Blindness-VA <3/60 in the better eye with available correction (presenting VA) | ||||||
| All bilateral cases | 2.4 | 1.1–3.6 | 3.1 | 2.0–4.3 | 2.8 | 1.8–3.8 |
| All eyes | 4.7 | 3.4–6.0 | 4.5 | 3.4–5.7 | 4.6 | 3.6–5.7 |
| VA <6/60 in the better eye with available correction (PVA) | ||||||
| All bilateral cases | 4 | 2.5–5.4 | 4.9 | 3.4–6.5 | 4.5 | 3.2–5.7 |
| All eyes | 6.8 | 5.3–8.3 | 6.7 | 5.2–8.3 | 6.8 | 5.5–8.1 |
| VA <6/60 in the better eye with available correction (PVA) | ||||||
| All bilateral cases | 12 | 9.5–14.4 | 13.1 | 10.7–15.4 | 12.5 | 10.5–14.6 |
| All eyes | 15.9 | 13.5–18.3 | 16.3 | 13.9–18.8 | 16.1 | 14.1–18.1 |
Abbreviations: VA, visual acuity; PVA, presenting visual acuity.