Key Findings - NPCBVI

Key Findings Indicators Percentage Prevalence of blindness & Visual Impairment Prevalence of blindness in all age groups Prevalence of blindness in population aged 50 years Prevalence of severe visual impairment (SVI) in all age groups Prevalence of severe visual impairment (SVI) in population aged 50 years Prevalence of moderate visual impairment (MVI) in all age groups Prevalence of moderate visual impairment (MVI) in population aged 50 years Prevalence of early visual impairment (EVI) in all age groups Prevalence of early visual impairment (EVI) in population aged 50 years Prevalence of moderate severe visual impairment (MSVI) in all age groups Prevalence of moderate severe visual impairment (MSVI) in population aged 50 years Prevalence of visual impairment (VI- blindness +MSVI) in all age groups Prevalence of visual impairment (VI- blindness +MSVI) in population aged 50 years Major Causes of blindness in population aged 50 years Cataract Corneal opacity (i)

Maximum prevalence of blindness was seen in 80+ age group (11.6%), followed by 70-79 age group (4.1%), 60-69 age group (1.6%) and 50-59 age group (0.5%) Figure 3: Age wise prevalence of blindness in population aged ≥ 50 years Blindness was higher among illiterates (3.23%) compared to literate population. It was only 0.43%

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