Acceptable visual results could be achieved after the removal of posterior segment IOFBs by vitrectomy, despite a delay in surgery. Postoperative retinal detachment, poor initial visual acuity, and the absence of lens injury were the factors that played a significant role in determining the visual outcome.

The overall incidence rate of registered blindness for Kuwait is less than in many other national registries. The marked prevalence of the male gender in all age subgroups is specific for Kuwait. The rates of the leading causes of registered blindness reflect the prevalence of the younger subgroups in our registry. Additional data on co-morbidity and dedicated efforts to reveal unrecognized and unregistered blindness, particularly among females, will overcome the limitations of the registry, and will serve to outline the tendencies in avoidable vision loss and monitor the efficacy of the prevention programs in the future.