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Br J Ophthalmol 87:677-680 doi:10.1136/bjo.87.6.677
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Low vision and blindness in adults in Gurage Zone, central Ethiopia

Table 4

Comparison of age specific blindness (<3/60 better eye presenting) prevalence rates (per 1000 population) in Jimma8 and Gurage, Ethiopia

Age group Jimma Gurage Excess blindness in Gurage
40–49 7.16 34.0 4.7
50–59 13.1 66.5 5.1
60–69 83.0 122.2 1.5
70+ 175.2 279.2 1.6

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