Table 1 Responses of participants to questions related to the four ocular diseases (Cataract, Glaucoma, DR and DED) (n = 802)
Cataract | Glaucoma | DR | DED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Question | No. (%)a | No. (%)a | No. (%)a | No. (%)a |
Are you familiar with any of these eye diseases? | 252 (31.4) | 311 (38.8) | 299(37.3) | 416 (51.9) |
Can you report any risk factor for the disease? | ||||
Age | 257 (32.0) | 266 (33.2) | 159 (19.8) | 184 (22.9) |
Smoking | 135 (16.8) | 103 (12.8) | 87 (10.9) | 211 (26.3) |
Diet | 89 (11.1) | 61 (07.6) | 129 (16.1) | 186 (23.2) |
Family history | 166 (20.7) | 168 (21.0) | 178 (22.2) | 123 (15.3) |
Medication | 139 (17.3) | 141 (17.6) | 129 (16.1) | 226 (28.2) |
Systemic diseases | 167 (20.8) | 231 (28.8) | 323 (40.3) | 151 (18.8) |
About the conditionb | ||||
Is it blinding | 311 (38.8) | 325 (40.5) | 369 (46.0) | 141 (17.6) |
Is it preventable | 270 (33.7) | 295 (36.8) | 300 (37.4) | 442 (55.1) |
Is it treatable | 361 (45.0) | 419 (52.2) | 268 (33.4) | 490 (61.1) |
Is the vision back to normal after treatment | 191 (23.8) | 244 (30.4) | 111 (13.8) | 293 (47.7) |
Source of knowledge for the four diseases | ||||
Family, friends and relatives | 422 (52.6) | |||
Media e.g. TV, radio | 284 (35.4) | |||
Internet | 253 (31.6) | |||
books, newspaper, magazines | 242 (30.2) | |||
Ophthalmology clinic | 207 (25.8) | |||
Previous history | 156 (19.5) | |||
Optometry clinic | 136 (17.0) | |||