TNPSC Thervupettagam

National Blindness & Visual Impairment Survey India 2015-2019

October 25 , 2019 1776 days 677 0
  • The report looks at district-wise prevalence of blindness and visual impairment.
  • The survey randomly identified 31 districts with a sample size of about 93,000, among whom 18,000 were less than 50 years of age.
  • The report found that the prevalence of blindness is highest among those who are at least 80 years old (11.6%).
  • Untreated Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in people above 50 years.

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