Table 1

 Prevalence of blindness/low vision

Visual acuity cut offPrevalence of blindness and low vision (95% CI)
<6/60 in better eyePresenting vision: 8.5% (8.1 to 8.9); range 4.2%–13.7%
Best corrected: 4.34% (4.07 to 4.61); range 2.0%–8.5%
<3/60 in better eyePresenting vision: 5.34% (5.06 to 5.62); range 2.1%–8.9%
Best corrected: 3.37% (3.16 to 3.58); range1.6%–5.6%
<6/18–6/60 better eyePresenting vision: 23.85% (22.97 to 24.72); range 12.2%–37.8%;
Best corrected: 9.27% (8.68 to 9.86); range 4.5%–22.2%