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Saint Lucia
In 2020 in Saint Lucia, there were an estimated 24,000 people with vision loss. Of these, 803 people were blind.
Breakdown of vision loss chart
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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 Saint Lucia
IAPB has collected key national indicator data on an annual basis since 2008.
Data sources include Ministry of Health staff or other key respondents, as well as published data. Data have not been received for all countries, or all indicators. The “Year Last Reported” column shows the most recent data received, and “No data” indicates no data available to IAPB in any year since 2008.
More information on data sources and limitations is available on the National indicators page.
Indicator
Data
Rank
Year Last Reported
Data Source
Cataract surgical service delivery
Effective cataract surgical coverage (eCSC)
No data
Cataract surgeries performed (annual)
444
113 of 120
Cataract surgical rate (CSR) (per million)
2,455
61 of 176
2013
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Number of eye care personnel by cadre
No. of ophthalmologists
8
2013
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Ophthalmologists per million
43.2
70 of 191
2013
Ministry of Health or key respondent
No. of optometrists
10
2019
WCO/AVRI/BHVI
Optometrists per million
54.5
52 of 159
2019
WCO/AVRI/BHVI
No. of allied ophthalmic personnel
11
2013
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Allied ophthalmic personnel per million
62
20 of 102
2013
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Data and assessments
Eye health prevalence data survey completed (since 1987)
No data
Eye Care Service Assessment completed?
No data
International Vision Health Scorecard
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