Table 1

Visual acuity in all 107 children

WHO categoryVisual acuity (better eye)NPer centLBSPer centSEC databasePer cent
Total SVI/BL6560.72369.74256.7
Blind (BL)NPL109.3618.245.4
Blind (BL)<3/60-PL2826.21442.41418.9
Severe visual impairment (SVI)<6/60–3/602725.239.12432.4
Visual impairment (VI)<6/18–6/604239.31030.33243.3
Total VI/SVI/BL1071003310074100
  • LBS, Louis Braille School; NPL, no perception of light; PL, perception of light; SEC, Suriname Eye Centre.