Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Blindness in Butajira Town, Central Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mulugeta Demissie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kirubel Tesfaye | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-07T07:25:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-07T07:25:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-01-23 | |
| dc.description.abstract | WHO defines visual impairment as visual acuity of less than 6/18 and blindness when visual acuity is less than 3/60. In 2020 it was estimated that there are 43.3 million people blind and 553 million had some degree of visual impairment. The number of people affected by blindness is estimated to rise to 61.0 million by the year 2050. From the causes of VI and blindness, an estimated 50% are either preventable or treatable. In Ethiopia the pooled prevalence of blindness was found to be 1.18% with regional variations and the highest rate reported in SNNPR with a prevalence of 1.9%. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/6232 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Visual Impairment and Blindness | |
| dc.title | Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Blindness in Butajira Town, Central Ethiopia | |
| dc.type | Thesis |