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Table 2 Knowledge of Glaucoma Questions and its results

From: Awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among visitors of main public hospitals in Damascus, Syria: a cross-sectional study

Question

Yes (Right Answer)

No

I don’t know

Risk of Glaucoma increases with age

16%

4.2%

79.8%

Anyone can have Glaucoma?

13.2%

6.4%

80.4%

Blindness from Glaucoma can be prevented

13%

4%

83%

Treatment of Glaucoma is possible

21.8%

1.2%

77%

Glaucoma has Familial Predisposition

11.6%

9.6%

78.8%

Glaucoma has Asymptomatic course

11.2%

10%

78.8%

Is eye pressure different from Arterial Pressure?

19.6%

2.8%

77.6%