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. 2020 Dec 31;33(110):S7–S8.

Table 1.

Baseline survey results at the start of project (in 2014) and in 2018, five years after the vision centres became operational.

Indicators 2014 baseline values 2018 end line values
Prevalence of blindness bilateral best-corrected vision (age and sex adjusted) Aged 40+: 1.5% Aged 40+: 0.7%
Aged 50+: 2.4% Aged 50+: 1.3%
Cataract surgical coverage (person, in sample) 3/60: 75.0% 3/60: 86.3%
6/60: 49.6% 6/60: 55.5%
The extent of coverage of eye health services within the project area (access to near glasses) 46.2% 60.3%