Table 2

Prevalence of blindness and low vision in Lebanon by age, 1995

BlindnessLow vision
Age group Unilateral Bilateral Unilateral Bilateral
3–140.3%0.1%1.5%1.1%
15–290.7%0.1%2.1%1.5%
30–441.2%0.2%3.7%2.4%
45–592.0%7.0%7.7%6.9%
60+7.3%4.3%10.2%18.6%
Total1.5%0.6%3.7%3.9%