Causes of blind registration in the adult population of the Republic of Ireland
| 16–34 years old | 35–54 years old | 55–64 years old | 65–79 years old | 80 years and older | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albinism | 14.0% | Retinitis pigmentosa | 14.1% | Retinitis pigmentosa | 14.0% | Glaucoma | 19.8% | Macular degeneration | 32.2% | Macular degeneration | 16.2% |
| Congenital cataract | 13.7% | Albinism | 9.2% | Glaucoma | 12.0% | Macular degeneration | 19.7% | Glaucoma | 26.9% | Glaucoma | 15.9% |
| Optic atrophy | 10.3% | Cataract | 8.5% | Cataract | 11.6% | Cataract | 11.0% | Cataract | 15.5% | Cataract | 11.2% |
| Retinitis pigmentosa | 9.4% | Myopia | 7.3% | Myopia | 9.0% | Myopia | 10.1% | Myopia | 5.9% | Myopia | 7.3% |
| Cataract | 6.0% | Congenital cataract | 6.8% | Retinal detachment | 7.2% | Retinal detachment | 6.1% | Retinal detachment | 3.6% | Retinitis pigmentosa | 7.1% |
| Tumour | 4.3% | Optic atrophy | 6.3% | Diabetic retinopathy | 5.0% | Retinitis pigmentosa | 4.7% | Trauma | 1.5% | Albinism | 5.0% |
| Myopia | 3.8% | Trauma | 5.7% | Trauma | 5.0% | Trauma | 4.2% | Retinitis pigmentosa | 1.4% | Retinal detachment | 4.5% |
| Trauma | 3.1% | Glaucoma | 5.3% | Albinism | 4.6% | Diabetic retinopathy | 4.1% | Congenital cataract | 1.3% | Congenital cataract | 4.4% |
| Glaucoma | 3.0% | Retinal detachment | 4.4% | Macular degeneration | 4.5% | Albinism | 1.6% | Optic atrophy | 1.2% | Optic atrophy | 3.8% |
| Macular degeneration | 2.3% | Diabetic retinopathy | 4.2% | Congenital cataract | 4.4% | Optic atrophy | 1.4% | Diabetic retinopathy | 1.1% | Trauma | 3.6% |
| Retinal detachment | 2.0% | Macular degeneration | 3.1% | Optic atrophy | 3.5% | Congenital cataract | 1.3% | Albinism | 1.0% | Diabetic retinopathy | 2.9% |
| Diabetic retinopathy | 1.6% | Tumour | 1.4% | Tumour | 1.3% | Stroke | 0.8% | Tumour | 0.3% | Tumour | 1.2% |
| ROP | 1.4% | Multiple sclerosis | 1.3% | Stroke | 0.4% | Tumour | 0.5% | Stroke | 0.2% | Multiple sclerosis | 0.4% |
| Multiple sclerosis | 0.0% | ROP | 0.8% | Multiple sclerosis | 0.2% | Multiple sclerosis | 0.2% | Multiple sclerosis | 0.1% | Stroke | 0.4% |
| Stroke | 0.0% | Stroke | 0.2% | ROP | 0.0% | ROP | 0.1% | ROP | 0.0% | ROP | 0.4% |
| Other | 23.9% | Other | 18.5% | Other | 15.1% | Other | 13.4% | Other | 7.3% | Other | 14.2% |
| Unknown | 1.3% | Unknown | 3.1% | Unknown | 2.0% | Unknown | 1.0% | Unknown | 0.6% | Unknown | 1.4% |
| Totals: | |||||||||||
| 732 patients | 100% | 1007 patients | 100% | 457 patients | 100% | 1350 patients | 100% | 1486 patients | 100% | 5002 patients | 100% |