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The study aimed to determine the prevalence of blindness at Hoima Regional ReferralHospital in Western Uganda, focusing on socio-economic factors and infrastructural-relatedfactors. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted, recruiting 300 participantsusing a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using STATA version 14.0 andbivariate and multivariate logistic regressions. The mean age of the participants was 45.09years, with a median age of 41 years. The prevalence of blindness was 4% (12/300), withsocio-economic factors being age over 65, illiteracy, and monthly income below 500,000.Infrastructural-related factors included a history of cataract, having no eye treatmentcenter near the home, and eye trauma. The study found that the prevalence of blindness atHoima Regional Referral Hospital is higher than the national prevalence in Uganda. Healthpolicymakers and advocates should develop programs to regularly screen and monitor eyehealth indicators to prevent blindness and improve eye health, ultimately reducing theprevalence of blindness