Table 4

Distribution of all ocular disorders in the 4288 eyes with <6/12 visual acuity

DisorderNo%
*Spherical equivalent ≥0.5 or ≤−0.5.
†Refraction was not possible in 11 subjects with grades 0 or 1 lens opacity grading.
Refractive error* (irrespective of lens opacity grading status)†3429 79.97
Refractive error in subjects with lens opacity grading of 0 or 1597 13.92
    • Low hypermetropia (SE ≥+0.5 to <+5.0)577 13.46
    • High hypermetropia (SE ≥+5.00 to <+10.0)20 0.46
    • Extreme hypermetropia (SE ≥+10.0)0 0.00
Refractive error in subjects with lens opacity grading of 0 or 1349 8.14
    • Low myopia (SE ≤−0.5 to >−5.0)323 7.53
    • High myopia (Cat = 0/1, SE ≤−5.00 to >−10.0)17 0.40
    • Extreme myopia (Cat = 0/1, SE ≤−10.0)9 0.21
Lens opacities (grades 2A, 2B, 3, 4, and 5)3204 74.72
AMD516 12.03
Others/miscellaneous177 4.13
Corneal opacity96 2.24
Glaucoma70 1.63
Uncorrected aphakia56 1.31
Pterygium38 0.89
Optic atrophy36 0.84
Phthisis33 0.77
Squint32 0.75
Chorioretinitis29 0.68
Diabetic retinopathy27 0.63
Vitreous opacity26 0.61
Total8789100.0