Table 1.
Available information on the number of eye care personnel in various cadres and the rate per million population.
| S. No. | Country | Population | HR Cadre | Number | Ratio per million | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 26,00,00,000 | Ophthalmologist | 1100 | 4 | |
| Optometrist | 200 | 0.7 | ||||
| AOP | 1000 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | Bhutan | 7,50,000 | Ophthalmologist | 8 | 10 | |
| Optometrist | 4 | 5 | ||||
| AOP | 54 | 72 | ||||
| 3 | India | 1,20,00,00,000 | Ophthalmologist | 20,000 | 16 | |
| Optometrist | 9,000 | 7 | ||||
| AOP | 40,000 | 33 | ||||
| 4 | Nepal | 3,00,00,000 | Ophthalmologist | 308 | 10 | |
| Optometrist | 470 | 15 | ||||
| AOP | 950 | 31 | ||||
| 5 | Pakistan | 2,00, 000, 000 | Ophthalmologist | 2590 | 13 | |
| Optometrist | 1605 | 8 | ||||
| AOP | 2156 | 11 | ||||
| 6 | Maldives | 3,50,000 | Ophthalmologist | 10 | 28 | (8 are expat) |
| Optometrist | 10 | 28 | (All expat) | |||
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 2,10,00,000 | Ophthalmologist | 195 | 9 |