Research Article
Dual Sensory Impairment among Community Dwelling Rural Elderly: Concern for Rehabilitation
Table 3
Prevalence of visual impairment based on the National Programme of Control of Blindness for elderly in three age groups.
| Vision | Young old
| Old old
| Oldest old
| Total
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| Normal vision % (95% CI) | 68.3 (57.6–77.3) | 41.1 (29.2–54.1) | 32.4 (19.6–48.5) | 52.0 (44.6–59.3) | Low vision % (95% CI) | 23.2 (15.4–33.4) | 42.9 (30.8–55.9) | 51.4 (35.9–66.5) | 35.5 (28.7–42.8) | Blindness % (95% CI) | 8.5 (4.2–16.6) | 16.1 (8.7–9.5) | 16.2 (7.6–31.1) | 12.5 (8.4–18.3) |
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