Research Article

Proportion and Associated Factors of Low Vision among Adult Patients Attending at University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Gondar Town, Ethiopia

Table 2

Past ocular, medical, and behavioral characteristics of study participants, the University of Gondar tertiary eye care and training center, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 715).

VariablesLow visionFrequencyPercent
YesNo

History of cataract surgery
 Yes1159709.79
 No24440164590.2

History of any nonsurgical ocular injury
 Yes2333567.83
 No23242763992.17

History of diabetes mellitus
 Yes818263.64
 No24744268996.36

History of hypertension
 Yes1612283.92
 No23944868796.08

Cigarette smoking
 Yes56111.54
 No25045470498.45

Using eye-protective sunglass
 Yes927365.03
 No24643367994.97