Prevalence and causes of blindness in the rural population of the Chennai Glaucoma Study
- 1 April 2006
- journal article
- world view
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 90 (4), 407-410
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2005.081406
Abstract
Aim: To study the prevalence and causes of blindness in a rural south Indian population. Methods: 3924/4800 enumerated (81.75%) subjects, aged 40 years or more from rural Tamil Nadu, underwent comprehensive ophthalmic examination—visual acuity, refraction, intraocular pressure, gonioscopy, cataract grading (LOCS II), retinal examination, and SITA Standard where indicated. Blindness was defined using WHO criteria as best corrected visual acuity of less than 3/60 and/or visual field of less than 10 degrees in the better eye. The influence of age, sex, literacy, and occupation was assessed using multiple logistic regression. Results: 753 subjects (19.2%; 321 males, 432 females) presented with a visual acuity of Conclusion: 3.36% of the studied rural population was bilaterally blind, with cataract being the single most important cause.Keywords
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