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Table 2 Prevalence of children presenting with vision impairment in one or both eyes (VA in decimals). [CI: 95% Confidence Interval]

From: Vision impairment in boys recruited to the iREAD study

 

Monocular N

Binocular N

Total N (%) [CI]

Any vision impairment

14

33

47 (22.9%) [17.7–29.2%]

Mild vision impairment (VA < 0.5 to ≥ 0.33)

5

2

7 (3.4%) [1.7–6.9%]

Moderate vision impairment (VA < 0.33 to ≥ 0.10)

8

26

34 (16.6%) [12.1–22.3%]

Severe vision impairment (VA < 0.10 to ≥ 0.05)

1

4

5 (2.4%) [1.1–5.6%]

Blindness vision impairment (VA < 0.05)

0

1

1 (0.5%) [0.09–2.7%]