Knowledge of glaucoma, and its relationship to self‐care practices, in a population sample

Livingston, Patricia M.; Lee, S. E.; Paola, C. De; Carson, Ca; Guest, Charles; Taylor, Hr

doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.1995.tb01643.x

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“…This survey shows that only 123 (24.7%) respondents knew that glaucoma was a condition that affected the eye. With a total of 379 (75.3%) of participants not having any (correct) association, awareness of glaucoma was poor and compared less favorably with other studies in industrialized nations, even if it was significantly higher than in an urban population of the Indian city of Hyderabad (2.4%) [5, 7, 8]. In contrast, in a study conducted by Livingston et al [9] awareness about glaucoma was 79% (2,664/3131) in the general population of the city of Melbourne.…”

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“…Unlike cataract, however, the disability caused by glaucoma is irreversible, because it results from the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells, for which there is currently no cure [3]. Since primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is asymptomatic until the advanced stages, health education that influences individuals to be aware of it and to seek regular and periodic ophthalmic care is needed to enable early detection and proper management [4, 5]. …”

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Awareness about Glaucoma and Related Eye Health Attitudes in Switzerland: A Survey of the General Public

Mansouri

Orgül²,

Meier-Gibbons

et al. 2006

Ophthalmologica

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Objective: To assess the level of awareness about glaucoma and its consequences and to evaluate associated eye health attitudes in a randomly selected general urban and rural population in Switzerland. Methods: A cluster random sample of the Swiss population was interviewed. Five-hundred and two telephone interviews with subjects who were representative of the 35- to 70-year-old population of the German- and French-speaking parts of Switzerland were conducted. Data were collected about their gender, age, educational status and professional situation. Study Type: Cross-sectional survey. Results: In total, 76% (n = 383) of respondents did not have any (or any correct) association with the term ‘glaucoma’. Only 24.7% (n = 123) of the interviewees could describe glaucoma as an eye condition. Awareness of glaucoma was independent of age, gender, educational status, and household income. Associated therapeutic measures were surgery (75%) and medical treatment (57%). Seventy-one percent of all respondents wear eyeglasses, 74% of all females and 67% of males. Conclusion: Awareness and knowledge about glaucoma are relatively low in the average Swiss population across all segments of society. The lack of awareness on this insidious disease has important implications for the uptake of ophthalmic care and may result in avoidable blindness. These data also show that the ophthalmologist is considered by the majority of people to be the primary contact for eye health-related information and sight corrections.

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Awareness about Glaucoma and Related Eye Health Attitudes in Switzerland: A Survey of the General Public

Mansouri

Orgül²,

Meier-Gibbons

et al. 2006

Ophthalmologica

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“…The awareness and knowledge of glaucoma (or any other eye disease) improve with the level of education and socioeconomic status, 16,17 and this could be the reason for the finding of more systemic illness in group 1 (Table 1b). The level of compliance is also likely to be better in highly educated people.…”

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The influence of socioeconomic and clinical factors upon the presenting visual field status of patients with glaucoma

Sukumar

Spencer

Fenerty

et al. 2008

Eye

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Purpose To investigate the relationship between socioeconomic status and the extent of visual field loss in POAG and treated OHT patients at their first presentation to Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. Methods A cohort of 113 glaucoma patients seen between 1995 and 2005 was reviewed. The clinical parameters intraocular pressure, C : D ratio, family history of glaucoma, visual acuity, extent of visual field loss, and demographic parameters: age, gender, ethnicity, and residential postcode were extracted from hospital records. The socioeconomic status of each patient was estimated from the patient's residential postcode with the ACORN index (group 1: affluent and group 2: socioeconomically deprived). Results In comparison to group 1 (n ¼ 49), patients in group 2 (n ¼ 64) presented with more advanced field loss, lower educational attainment (18 vs 98% with no or unknown qualification), and were less aware of glaucoma in the family (27 vs 17%). Patients with a number of systemic health problems had worse vision, more severe visual field loss, and worse clinical attendance (Po0.05). Conclusions The extent of visual field loss in glaucoma patients at first presentation is related to a combination of clinical and socioeconomic factors including the patient's postcode. This finding could be used to target future case-finding resources.

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“…The ocular pressure distribution and glaucoma prevalence results were reported in a previous article (Bonomi et al 1998).…”

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Investigation into the reasons leading to the diagnosis of glaucoma

Bonomi

Babighian

Bonadimani

et al. 1999

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

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Knowledge of glaucoma, and its relationship to self‐care practices, in a population sample

Cited by 57 publications

References 7 publications

Awareness about Glaucoma and Related Eye Health Attitudes in Switzerland: A Survey of the General Public

Awareness about Glaucoma and Related Eye Health Attitudes in Switzerland: A Survey of the General Public

The influence of socioeconomic and clinical factors upon the presenting visual field status of patients with glaucoma

Investigation into the reasons leading to the diagnosis of glaucoma

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