Characteristics of focus group participants
| Cataract | Retinal | Mixed low vision | Glaucoma | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of focus groups | 24 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 46 |
| Presenting better eye VA by focus group type: | |||||
| ⩾6/18 | 78 | 25 | 21 | 26 | |
| <6/18 to ⩾6/60 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 4 | |
| <6/60 to ⩾3/60 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 3 | |
| <3/60 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| Number of participants | 160 | 71 | 43 | 34 | 308 |
| Age (%): | |||||
| 40–60 years | 89 (50.8) | 46 (26.2) | 22 (12.6) | 18 (10.2) | 175 (56.8) |
| 60+ years | 71 (53.3) | 25 (18.8) | 21 (15.8) | 16 (12.0) | 133 (43.2) |
| Men (%) | 79 (49.4) | 35 (49.3%) | 22 (51.2) | 19 (55.9) | 155 (50.3) |
| Occupation: | |||||
| Daily wages | 48 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 64 (20.8) |
| Farmer | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 41 (13.3) |
| Household work | 42 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 99 (33.1) |
| Business | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 (4.9) |
| Retired | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 (8.8) |
| Others | 27 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 62 (20.1) |
| Illiterate (%) | 98 (61.3) | 18 (25.4) | 17 (39.5) | 6 (17.6) | 139 (45.1) |