Glaucoma among the Malaysian Community

Table 3

Knowledge of glaucoma in the Malaysian community (N = 329).

Variable	Items	N (%)
Anyone can have glaucoma	Yes	28 (33.7)
	No	26 (31.3)
	Not sure	29 (34.9)
Glaucoma is treatable	Yes	59 (71.1)
	No	6 (7.2)
	Not sure	18 (21.7)
Glaucoma is the same as cataract	Yes	24 (28.9)
	No	33 (39.8)
	Not sure	26 (31.3)
An eye doctor’s check-up is the only way of early identifying glaucoma	Yes	57 (68.7)
	No	9 (10.8)
	Not sure	17 (20.5)
Glaucoma be developed by contacting a person with glaucoma	Yes	3 (3.6)
	No	53 (63.9)
	Not sure	27 (32.5)
Glaucoma caused by reading books, newspapers, or using a computer for a long time	Yes	31 (37.3)
	No	18 (21.7)
	Not sure	34 (41.0)
Glaucoma runs in families	Yes	27 (32.5)
	No	26 (31.3)
	Not sure	30 (36.1)
Who is most likely to have glaucoma?	People younger than 40 years old	3 (3.6)
	People older than 40 years old	27 (32.5)
	People of all ages are at the same risk	31 (37.3)
	Do not know	22 (26.5)
Glaucoma has asymptomatic course	Yes	33 (39.8)
	No	18 (21.7)
	Not sure	32 (38.6)
In glaucoma, vision is affected in the early course	Yes	51 (61.4)
	No	12 (14.5)
	Not sure	20 (24.1)
Does glaucoma affect	The central vision	6 (7.2)
	The side vision	16 (19.3)
	Both the central and side vision	11 (13.3)
	Do not know	50 (60.2)
Does glaucoma develop slowly over time or strike people suddenly?	Slowly	56 (67.5)
	Suddenly	4 (4.8)
	Do not know	23 (27.7)
Glaucoma causes blindness	Yes	55 (66.3)
	No	7 (8.4)
	Not sure	21 (25.3)