Table 2

Cataract as a cause of childhood blindness

StudyCountryPercentage of blindness
Moriarty (1988)16Jamaica39%
Pottor (1991)17Central African Republic13.5%
Eckstein et al (1995)18Sri Lanka17%
Rahi et al (1995)19India12%
Waddell et al (1998)20Uganda30.7%