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Table 6 Retinal causes of visual impairment in better eye after best correction

From: Prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in an elderly population in Nepal: the Bhaktapur retina study

Cause

Unilateral low vision

Bilateral low vision

Unilateral blindness

Bilateral blindness

Dry AMD

56 (56)

64 (52.45)

7 (18.42)

6 (42.85)

Wet AMD

2 (2)

3 (2.46)

6 (15.79)

5 (35.71)

BRVO

10 (10)

13 (10.65)

2 (5.26)

 

ERM

8 (8)

11 (9.01)

6 (15.79)

 

CRVO

2 (2)

2 (1.64)

1 (2.63)

 

Diabetic retinopathy

10 (10)

7 (5.74)

3 (7.89)

 

Macular hole

1 (1)

5 (4.09)

2 (5.26)

 

Myopic fundus

4 (4)

7 (5.74)

5 (13.16)

2 (14.28)

Macular scar

4 (4)

4 (3.28)

3 (7.89)

 

Retinitis pigmentosa

 

1 (0.82)

  

Retinal detachment

 

1 (0.82)

1 (2.63)

1 (7.14)

Hypertensive retinopathy (grade three)

2 (2)

3 (2.46)

1 (2.63)

 

Undetermined cause

 

1 (0.82)

1 (2.63)

 

Chorio-retinal coloboma

1 (1)

   

Total

100

122

38

14

  1. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in better eye measured in LogMAR
  2. Low vision (< 0.3 LogMAR ≥1.3 LogMAR), Blindness (> 1.3 LogMAR)
  3. Abbreviation: AMD Age Related Macular Degeneration, BRVO Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion, CRVO Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, ERM Epi Retinal Membrane