Table 5

 Burden of vision impairment, ocular disease and utilisation of services in the study sample*

Never used eye care ServiceEver used eye care serviceTotal
*Data presented as number of people (%).
Presenting vision in better eye
6/24–3/601144 (65.0)617 (35.0)1761
<3/6045 (20.3)177 (79.7)222
Ocular disease
Refractive error1848 (66.2)943 (33.8)2791
Cataract1538 (62.8)911(37.2)2449
Retinal diseases251 (47.4)278 (52.5)529
Glaucoma75 (56.8)57 (43.2)132
Corneal disorders10 (20.4)39 (79.6)49
Optic atrophy7 (31.8)15 (68.2)22
Globe anomalies5 (18.5)22 (81.5)27
Total3323 (64.5)1827 (35.4)5150