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Community Eye Care Prevalence, causes of blindness, visual impairment and cataract surgical services in Sindhudurg district on the western coastal strip of India Shailbala Patil1, Parikshit Gogate1,2, Siddharth Vora1, Sachin Ainapure1, Ramkrishna N Hingane1, Anil N Kulkarni1,3,4, B R Shammanna5,6 Background: Konkan coast of India is geographically distinct and its pattern of blindness has never been mapped. Aim: To study the prevalence and causes of blindness and cataract surgical services in Sindhudurg district of West Coast. Subjects: Individual aged > 50 years. Materials and Methods: Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness used to map blindness pattern in the district. Statistical analysis: SPSS version 19. Results: Amongst those examined 1415 (51.7%) had visual acuity (VA) >20/60, 924 (33.8%, confidence interval (C.I) 30.5%‑36.8%) had VA 20/200‑
