Table 1
Prevalence of total blindness (NPL) due to mine blast injuries
| Visual acuity | Number of eyes | Percentage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum | Minimum | ||||||
| 6/6 | 7 | 7.7% | |||||
| No impairment | 6/9 | 6/18 | 8 | 8.8% | |||
| Category 1 (visual impairment) | 6/18 | 6/60 | 5 | 5.5% | |||
| Category 2 (severe visual impairment) | 6/60 | 3/60 | 7 | 7.7% | |||
| Category 3 (blind) | 3/60 | 1/60 | 11 | 12% | |||
| Category 4 (blind) | CF | PL | 19 | 20.8% | |||
| Category 5 (blind) | NPL | 34 | 37.3% | ||||
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↵Adapted from WHO categories of visual impairment.19
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CF = finger counting; PL = perception of light; NPL = no perception of light.
