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Table 3 Causes of new registered blindness in Jing-An district, Shanghai, China in 2001-2009

From: Causes and 3-year-incidence of blindness in Jing-An District, Shanghai, China 2001-2009

 

2001-2003

2004-2006

2007-2009

Causes

cases

eyes

%

order

Incidence 1/100000

cases

eyes

%

order

Incidence 1/100000

case

eyes

%

order

Incidence 1/100000

MMD

15

29

14.5

2

4.8(2.4,7.3)

17

32

15.1

1

5.5(2.9,8.1)

39

74

26.1

1

12.6(8.6,16.5)

Glaucoma

19

38

19.0

1

6.1(3.4,8.9)

16

32

15.1

1

5.2(2.6,7.7)

28

53

18.7

2

9.0(5.7,12.4)

AMD

13

20

10.0

5

4.2(1.9,6.5)

16

29

13.7

3

5.2(2.6,7.7)

19

33

11.6

3

6.1(3.4,8.9)

RP

6

11

5.5

7

1.9(0.4,3.5)

13

26

12.3

4

4.2(1.9,6.5)

12

23

8.1

4

3.9(1.7,6.1)

Diabetic

8

16

8.0

6

2.6(0.8,4.4)

8

16

7.6

6

2.6(0.8,4.4)

11

22

7.8

5

3.6(1.5,5.6)

CO

3

4

2.0

9

1.0(0,2.1)

10

15

7.1

7

3.2(1.2,5.2)

16

21

7.4

6

5.2(2.6,7.7)

RD

15

27

13.5

3

4.8(2.4,7.3)

5

8

3.8

8

1.6(0.2,3.0)

10

16

5.6

7

3.2(1.2,5.2)

ONA

13

26

13.0

4

4.2(1.9,6.6)

14

25

11.8

5

4.5(2.2,6.9)

7

14

4.9

8

2.3(0.6,3.9)

UVITIS

3

6

3.0

8

1.0(0,2.1)

4

7

3.3

9

1.3(0,2.6)

6

10

3.5

9

1.9(0.4,3.5)

OTHERS

17

23

11.5

 

5.5(2.9.8.1)

12

22

10.4

 

3.9(1.7,6.1)

16

18

6.3

 

5.2(2.6,7.7)

Total

100

200

100.0

 

32.3(25.9,38.6)

106

212

100.0

 

34.2(27.7,40.7)

142

284

100.0

 

45.8(38.3,53.4)

  1. MMD: myopic macular degeneration; AMD: age-related macular degeneration; ONA: optic nerve atrophy; RP: retinitis pigmentosa; CO: corneal opacity; RD: retinal detachment.