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 3

Cause of low vision at the University of Gondar tertiary eye care and training center, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 715).

Common ocular disorder	Frequency (%)	Low vision
		Yes	No
Cataract	240 (33.57)	115	125
Refractive error	90 (12.59)	45	45
Glaucoma	70 (9.79)	30	40
Corneal opacity	60 (8.39)	25	35
Pseudophakia	70 (9.79)	11	59
Age-related macular degeneration	26 (3.64)	8	18
Diabetic retinopathy	20 (2.80)	6	14
Ocular surface diseases	86 (12.02)	5	81
Others	53 (7.41)	10	43
Total	715 (100%)	255	460

Others: uveitis, retinal detachment, hypertensive retinopathy, optic neuritis, phthisis bulbi, macular hole, and optic atrophy. Ocular surface diseases: blepharitis, conjunctivitis, and pterygium.