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Table 4 Frequency distribution of clinical factors among participants at Debre Markos Referral Hospital eye clinic; March 2020 (N = 312)

From: Magnitude of visual impairment and associated factors among patients attending ophthalmic clinics of Debre Markos referral hospital, north West Ethiopia

Clinical factor

Category

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Cataract

Yes

65

20.8

No

247

79.2

Glaucoma

Yes

72

23.1

No

240

76.9

Uncorrected refractive error (URE)

Yes

32

10.3

No

280

89.7

Corneal opacity (CO)

Yes

18

5.8

No

294

94.2

Retinopathy

Yes

11

3.5

No

301

96.5

Trachoma

Yes

12

3.8

No

300

96.2

Bacterial conjunctivitis

Yes

20

6.4

No

292

93.6

Unspecified disease

Yes

8

2.6

No

304

97.4

Others diseases

Yes

174

55.8

No

138

44.2

Magnitude of diseases under other diseases classification

Macular degeneration

Yes

13

4.2

No

299

95.8

Retinal detachment (RD)

Yes

8

2.6

No

304

97.4

Ocular trauma (OT)

Yes

20

6.4

No

292

93.6

Allergic conjunctivitis

Yes

60

19.2

No

252

80.8

Others

Yes

93

29.8

No

219

70.2