Visual Impairment among Primary School Children in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Proportion and degree of visual impairment in terms of sociodemographic variables among visually impaired children in Gondar town.

Characteristics		Uniocular visual impairment (n = 47, 3.65%)	Bilateral moderate and severe VI (<6/18–3/60) (n = 23)	Blind (<3/60)
Sex	Male	17 (36.2%)	9 (39.1%)	3 (13.1%)
	Female	30 (63.8%)	11 (47.8%)	0%
Age group	5–10 years	12 (25.5%)	5 (13.1%)	2 (8.7%)
	10–15 years	35 (74.5%)	15 (73.9%)	1 (4.3%)
Laterality	Right	24 (1.9%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)
	Left	23 (1.8%)