India

GBD super region:   South Asia
GBD region:   South Asia
Population:   1,380,004,385
Indicator
Value
Year Last Reported
No. of ophthalmologists
22,000 2018
Ophthalmologists per million
13 2018
No. of optometrists
54,000 2020
Optometrists per million
39.1 2020
No. of allied ophthalmic personnel
40,000 2019
Allied ophthalmic personnel per million
29 2019

Indicator data provided by the International Agency for The Prevention of Blindness. Visit the IAPB Vision Atlas for more information about eye health in India.

Surveys in this country

State
District
Year End
RAAB Version
DR module
Sample Size
Details
Bihar Samastipur 2023 RAAB6 No - View
Uttar Pradesh Shahjahanpur, Kheri 2022 RAAB7 Yes 4091 View
Bihar Gaya 2022 RAAB6 No 3900 View
West Bengal Alipurduar 2021 RAAB6 No - View
Uttar Pradesh Kasganj 2021 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Gujarat Tapi 2020 Unknown Yes - View
Chhattisgarh Janjgir-Champa 2018 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Jharkhand Purbi Singhbhum 2018 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Arunachal Pradesh East Siang 2018 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Kerala Thrissur 2018 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Bihar Sitamarhi 2018 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Goa North Goa 2018 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Telangana Warangal 2017 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Bihar Vaishali 2017 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Madhya Pradesh Guna 2017 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Andhra Pradesh Kadapa 2017 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Karnataka Chikkamagaluru 2017 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Manipur Thoubal 2017 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Madhya Pradesh Khargone 2017 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Maharashtra Pune (urban) 2017 RAAB6 Yes 3600 View
Rajasthan Sirohi 2017 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
West Bengal Birbhum 2017 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
West Bengal Howrah 2017 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Gujarat Kheda 2016 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Tamil Nadu Virudhunagar 2016 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Assam Nalbari 2016 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Odisha Nayagarh 2016 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Madhya Pradesh Jhabua 2016 Unknown No - View
Odisha Kalahandi 2016 Unknown No - View
Maharashtra Thane 2016 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur 2016 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Uttar Pradesh Banda 2016 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Maharashtra Wardha 2016 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Uttar Pradesh Sitapur 2016 Unknown No - View
Jammu & Kashmir Jammu 2016 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Uttar Pradesh Ambedkar Nagar 2016 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Punjab Kapurthala 2016 RAAB6 Yes 3000 View
Delhi West Delhi 2015 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Rajasthan Sikar 2015 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Haryana Yamuna Nagar 2015 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Uttar Pradesh Bijnor 2015 RAAB6 No 3000 View
Delhi - 2013 Custom No 5000 View
Maharashtra Sindhudurg 2012 Custom No 2750 View
Gujarat Surat 2011 RAAB5 No 2200 View
Karnataka Kolar 2011 RAAB5 No 3048 View
Uttar Pradesh Chitrakoot 2008 RAAB5 No 1320 View
Andhra Pradesh Adilabad 2007 RACSS No 2300 View