Open AccessEye care practices, knowledge, and attitude of glaucoma patients at community eye outreach screening in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Olusola Olawoye,
Olufunmilayo I. Fawole,
Henrietta Ifechukwude Monye,
Adeyinka Ashaye
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the west african colleges of surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2276-6944
DOI - 10.4103/jwas.jwas_48_22
Subject(s) - glaucoma , outreach , medicine , family medicine , odds ratio , optometry , eye care , cross sectional study , ophthalmology , pathology , political science , law
Community eye outreach (CEO) screening is an important model which has been widely employed to detect eye conditions such as cataract and glaucoma in high-risk groups. There is a dearth of data on the eye care practices of glaucoma patients identified using this model in South West Nigeria.