The St Lucia Blind Welfare Association
PREVALENCE OF BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AMONG ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN ST. LUCIA • Estimated number of adults who are functionally blind (1% of the total population i.e. 1% of 165,595) = 1,656• Estimated number of adults with low vision (3% of the total population, i.e. 3% of 165,595) = 4,968• Estimated number of children who are functionally blind (1 in every thousand children of school age) = 28• Estimated number of children with low vision (3 in every thousand children of school age) = 54[Population – St. Lucia Population and Housing Census 2010 – www.stats.gov.lcSt.LuciaPreliminaryCensusReport2010 ] History of SLWBA The SLBWA was founded in 1972, by …