Table 3

Prevalence of blindness and low vision by age in Lebanon compared with world blindness data derived from Thylefors2

Age (years)Blindness (Lebanon)Low vision (Lebanon)WHO global blindness2
3–140.1%1.1%0.1%
15–290.1%1.5%0.1%
30–440.2%2.4%0.1%
45–590.7%6.9%1.9%
60+4.3%18.6%4.4%
Total0.6%3.9%0.7%