Statement of the Problem ‘ A Study To Assess The Knowledge Regarding Glaucoma And Its Management Among Patients With Glaucoma In Selected Hospitals At Tumkur With A View To Develop An Information Booklet (original) (raw)

Back ground of the study: Glaucoma is a condition characterized by increased tension or pressure in the eye causing progressive structural or functional damage. It is a chronic disease that requires life-long treatment and could ultimately lead to blindness. Awareness of glaucoma and its treatment can play an important role in encouraging people to seek timely eye care and can therefore help in reducing the burden of visual impairment. A substantial improvement in awareness levels would, hopefully, improve diagnosis rates. Increasing awareness about glaucoma is important as the disease occur over a long period of time and is often recognized when the disease is quite advanced. Awareness on glaucoma helps to get better disease detection and patient compliance. In the present study data was collected on knowledge regarding Glaucoma and its management among patients with glaucoma in selected hospitals at Tumkur. Objectives of the study 1. To assess the knowledge regarding glaucoma and ...