Visual impairment and blindness prevalence based on presenting and best-corrected visual acuity
| Worse eye | Better eye | ||||
| ≥6/18 | <6/18 to ≥6/60 | <6/60 to ≥3/60 | <3/60 | All | |
| ≥6/18 | Normal/near-normal vision | ||||
| 3477 (67.7) | 3477 (67.7) | ||||
| 4287 (83.4) | 4287 (83.4) | ||||
| <6/18 to ≥6/60 | Unilateral or bilateral vision impairment | ||||
| 974 (18.9) | 974 (18.9) | ||||
| 385 (7.5) | 385 (7.5) | ||||
| <6/60 to ≥3/60 | Unilateral blindness | Moderate bilateral blindness | |||
| 450 (8.8, 7.2 to 10.3) | 191 (3.7) | ||||
| 369 (7.2, 6.0 to 8.4) | 29 (0.6) | ||||
| <3/60 | Severe bilateral blindness | ||||
| 120 (2.3, 1.5 to 3.2) | 496 (9.7) | ||||
| 11 (0.2, 0.0 to 0.4) | |||||
| 117 (2.3, 1.7 to 2.8) | 438 (8.5) | ||||
| 86 (1.7, 1.3 to 2.1) | |||||
| All | |||||
| 4080 (79.4) | 821 (16.0) | 120 (2.3) | 117 (2.3) | 5138 (100.0) | |
| 4790 (93.2) | 251 (4.9) | 11 (0.2) | 86 (1.7) | 5138 (100.0) | |
Data are given as number of people (prevalence percentage, 95% CI). For each pair of numbers, presenting visual acuity is on top and best-corrected visual acuity on the bottom.