In 2020 in Barbados, there were an estimated 43,000 people with vision loss. Of these, 584 people were blind.
Breakdown of vision loss chart
Start by selecting how you would like to examine the data:
- Location: compare up to three different GBD Super Regions, GBD Regions, or countries.
- Time: look at trends in the data between 1990 and 2020.
- Age: look at vision loss in 5 year gaps between 50 to 95 plus.
- Cause: look at how different eye conditions cause vision loss (at GBD Super Region and GBD Region level only).
You can then select the location, year, vision loss measure, age and gender to explore vision loss predicted by the VLEG/GBD 2020 model.
National indicators for eye health services in Barbados
Indicator
Data
Rank
Year Last Reported
Data Source
Cataract surgical service delivery
Effective cataract surgical coverage (eCSC)
No data
Cataract surgeries performed (annual)
1,590
103 of 120
Cataract surgical rate (CSR) (per million)
5,647
34 of 176
2013
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Number of eye care personnel by cadre
No. of ophthalmologists
18
2015
Resnikoff et al., 2020
Ophthalmologists per million
63.3
46 of 191
2015
Resnikoff et al., 2020
No. of optometrists
18
2013
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Optometrists per million
63.3
37 of 136
2013
Ministry of Health or key respondent
No. of allied ophthalmic personnel
23
2013
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Allied ophthalmic personnel per million
81
14 of 102
2013
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Data and assessments
Eye health prevalence data survey completed (since 1987)
Prevalence
1992
VLEG
Eye Care Service Assessment completed?
No data
National eye health resources and plans
National Eye Health Co-ordinator
Yes
Ministry of Health or key respondent
National Eye Committee
Yes
Ministry of Health or key respondent
National Eye Health Plan
No data
National Eye Health Plan Start Date
No data
National Eye Health Plan End Date
No data
