作者
Sunil Deokule, Saghir Sadiq, Sunil Shah
发表日期
2004/1/1
期刊
Ophthalmic and physiological optics
卷号
24
期号
1
页码范围
9-15
出版商
Blackwell Science Ltd
简介
Purpose: To study the awareness of the nature of the disease, compliance with treatment, and prevalence of systemic symptoms in a group of patients with chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG).
Method: A structured questionnaire was designed and given to 260 consecutive COAG patients attending a general ophthalmology clinic. Questions related to the increased risk of COAG amongst family members, screening of family members, nature of field defects, variation in IOP, topical treatment and availability of a free eye test for a COAG patient in the UK were asked. Compliance and systemic symptoms were also assessed.
Results: Forty‐one per cent (107 of 260) of patients in the study group were aware of the increased risk of COAG in family members and 45.5% (118 of 260) of patient's family members had undergone screening for COAG. Seventy‐three per cent (191 of 260) of the patients were aware of …
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