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Table 3 Anatomical causes of bilateral blindness, by sex

From: Using primary health care (PHC) workers and key informants for community based detection of blindness in children in Southern Malawi

 

Boys

 

Girls

 

All

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

Cataract

10

45.5

1

4.5

11

50.0

Corneal scarring

2

9.1

1

4.5

3

13.6

Cortical blindness

2

9.1

1

4.5

3

13.6

Glaucoma

2

9.1

0

0.0

2

9.1

Optic atrophy

1

4.6

1

4.6

2

9.1

Refractive error

0

0.0

1

4.6

1

4.6

Total

17

77.3

5

22.7

22

100.0