Table 4 Answers responded to various questions by those participants who were aware of glaucoma at an ophthalmic outreach site in southwestern Ethiopia, 2009.
From: Glaucoma awareness among people attending ophthalmic outreach services in Southwestern Ethiopia
Response | no (%) [N = 8] |
|---|---|
Meaning of glaucoma | Â |
   High eye pressure | 6 (75) |
   High eye pressure causing blindness | 2 (25) |
Source of information | Â |
   Close acquaintances | 7(87.5) |
   Ophthalmologist | 1(12.5) |
Can someone have glaucoma without any symptoms? | Â |
   Yes | 1 (12.5) |
   No | 3 (37.5) |
   Not sure | 4 (50.0) |
Is blindness due to glaucoma reversible? | Â |
   Yes | 1 (12.5) |
   No | 1 (12.5) |
   Not sure | 6 (75.0) |
Factors identified as risk for glaucoma | Â |
   Family history | 2 (25.0) |
   Old age | 3 (37.5) |
   Not sure | 3 (37.5) |
Perceived risk of getting glaucoma | Â |
   High | 1(12.5) |
   None | 2 (25.0) |
   Not sure | 5 (62.5) |