Glaucoma awareness in undiagnosed literate individuals attending routine eye clinic at a tertiary care center
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. It is preventable, if diagnosed and treated at an early stage. Unfortunately due to lack of awareness and improper screening tools, disease remains undiagnosed and untreated for long period even in educated class of society resulting in permanent blindness. To assess awareness of glaucoma disease, a cross sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital. We included only those individuals who can read and write our questionnaire irrespective of socioeconomic status. This is unlike other studies on awareness of glaucoma which were community based and included either urban(1) or rural population(2,3) irrespective of literacy rate.
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Saroj Gupta, Prisha Rishi
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