Barriers for Cataract Treatment among Elderly in Sri Lanka

Table 2

Distribution and 95% CI of prevalence of different types of cataracts by gender.

		Males ( n= 135)				Females (n=335)
	Frequency	%	95% C.I.		Frequency	%	95% C.I.
Nuclear only	61	45.2%	37.0%	-53.6%	150	44.8%	39.%	-50.1%
Mixed	32	23.7%	17.3%	-31.5%	95	28.4%	23.%	-33.4%
Cortical only	1	0.7%	0.1%	- 4.1%	1	0.3%	0.1%	- 1.7%
Subcapsular only	3	2.2%	0.8%	- 6.3%	3	0.9%	0.3%	- 2.6%
Any cataract	107	79.3%	71.2%	85.2%	272	81.2%	76.7%	-85.0%
Treated (no cataract now)	10	7.4%	4.1%	- 13.1%	23	6.9%	4.6%	-10.1%
No cataract	28	20.7%	21.2%	- 36.3%	63	18.8%	21.%	-30.6%