Antigua and Barbuda Society of and for the Blind
PREVALENCE OF BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AMONG ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA • Estimated number of adults who are functionally blind (1% of the total population i.e. 1% of 86,295) = 863 • Estimated number of adults with low vision (3% of total population, i.e. 3% of 86,295) = 2,589 • Estimated number of children who are functionally blind (1 in every thousand children of school age) = 24 • Estimated number of children with low vision (3 in every thousand children of school age) = 72 History of Antigua and Barbuda Society of and for the Blind The Antigua and Barbuda Society of …