Awareness and Attitudes towards Common Eye Diseases among the General Population of Southern region of Saudi Arabia

Background: Globally, the number of visually impaired persons still increases; this will increase demand for more eye care services, programmes, and treatment for the visually disabled individuals. Consequently, the first step is to map the size of the problem. Detection of the related factors of visual loss and blindness is vital to build appropriate treatment, rehabilitation, and service programmes. Public awareness regarding these eye related health conditions is the first step for mapping the problem and public concern for early detection and management. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted focused on all adults in Aseer region. The study was conducted during the period from May 2020 to September 2020. Data were collected using pre-structured online questionnaire established by the researchers after intensive literature review and expert’s consultation. The questionnaire data included participants’ socio-demographic data, awareness regarding eye diseases was evaluated and its main domains included glaucoma related awareness, cataract awareness, diabetic retinopathy awareness, refractive errors awareness, and eye dryness. Results: A total of 1,014 participants in the southern region of Saudi Arabia completed the survey. Participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 75 years with mean age of 33.8 (12.2%) years old. Exactly 641 (63.2%) participants were males. Exactly 23.1% of participants defined cataract as a change in lens colour and 17.8% reported that it is an age related disorder. Glaucoma was defined as a disease that causes optic nerve damage by 22.2% of the participants while 18.6% defined the disease as a condition causing diminished peri-ocular vision. DR was defined as retinal vascular lesion disorder by 23.6% of the participants and 42.9% classified the disease as one of the DM complications. In total, good awareness regarding cataract was detected among 13.4% of the participants and 10% had good awareness regarding glaucoma. Conclusions & recommendations: In conclusion, the study revealed that overall public awareness regarding common eye diseases was very poor especially among the old aged and females. The main source of information was a family member or friend who had the disease. Key words: Eye diseases, disorders, cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, awareness, population

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Posterior segment eye diseases in Ijebu, Southwestern Nigeria

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20185220 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 8

Author(s):

Tayo Julius Bogunjoko ◽

Adekunle O. Hassan ◽

Adunola Ogunro ◽

Toyin Akanbi ◽

Bidemi Abudu

Keyword(s):

Diabetic Retinopathy ◽

Posterior Segment ◽

Eye Diseases ◽

Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽

Systematic Sampling ◽

Slit Lamp ◽

Central Visual Field ◽

Southwestern Nigeria ◽

Ogun State ◽

Age Related

Background: To review cases of posterior segment eye diseases (PSEDs) seen at the Eye Foundation Centre Ijebu, Nigeria in a 5 year period for planning purposes.Methods: Data was collected from patients’ case notes from January 2006 to December 2011. A systematic sampling of 468 patients from 1173 case notes of patient with (PSEDs) was done. Information retrieved was: age, sex, state of residence and diagnosis. All patients were examined by the glaucoma and the vitroretinal specialist as the case may be. They had visual acuity, refraction, slit lamp examination (including intraocular pressure (IOP) with Goldman applanation tonometer), and dilated fundoscopy with (bilateral indirect ophthalmoscopy) BIO, slit lamp using 20 D, 78 D and 90 D respectively. The glaucoma patients in addition had central visual field (CVF), Central cornea thickness (CCT), fundus photograph and in some cases optical coherence tomography (OCT) done in addition to the above.Results: The mean age was 59.98 years (SD 17.67) and the age range is 5-95 years. Males outnumbered females by 63% to 37%. The diseases were more common in age group 61 to 80. Patients’ attendances were mostly from Ijebu division of Ogun state (57%). Glaucoma is the commonest cause of attendance 262 (56%) followed by diabetic retinopathy 29 (6.2%) and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) 28 (6.0%).Conclusions: Glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and ARMD were noted as the commonest PSEDs in Ijebu division in Southwestern Nigeria.

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AYURVEDA FOR OPHTHALMIC DISORDERS: A REVIEW

International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy ◽

10.7897/2277-4343.1204117 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 117-119

Author(s):

Nijil A V ◽

Pradeep K Kumar

Keyword(s):

Computer Vision ◽

Diabetic Retinopathy ◽

Lifestyle Changes ◽

Eye Diseases ◽

Hypertensive Retinopathy ◽

Eye Health ◽

The People ◽

Age Related ◽

Computer Vision Syndrome ◽

Healthy Eyes

Ayurveda is the science of life which describes both promotive aspects of eye health as well as the prevention of disease. ‘Sarvendriyanam Nayanam Pradhanam’ as because of eye has got the prime importance among Indriyas, prevention is important in case of eye diseases. Due to the changing lifestyle most of the people pay attention to their eyes only if they got any eye disorder. Hours of reading, writing, watching screen, using mobile phone, working on computer may affect the healthy eyes. Diseases like dry eye, computer vision syndrome, Age related macular degenerations (ARMD), cataract, diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy may occur due to these lifestyle changes. Ayurvedic science has got several preventive and curative measures for eye diseases. Ahara and Vihara play a central role in preventing eye diseases. So daily regimens like Padabhyanga, Netra Prakshalana, Snana, Nasya, Anjana and Pathya Aharas along with Netra Vyayamas Yogasanas are the key for maintaining health of eyes. Review of these measures mentioned in ayurvedic classics for maintenance of eye health are explored in this article. Protection of eye is not only a necessity but also a responsibility of every individual.

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Botanical Compounds: Effects on Major Eye Diseases

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2013/549174 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Tuan-Phat Huynh ◽

Shivani N. Mann ◽

Nawajes A. Mandal

Keyword(s):

Diabetic Retinopathy ◽

Animal Models ◽

Retinitis Pigmentosa ◽

Cell Cultures ◽

Clinical Studies ◽

Eye Diseases ◽

Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽

Ocular Diseases ◽

Beneficial Effects ◽

Age Related

Botanical compounds have been widely used throughout history as cures for various diseases and ailments. Many of these compounds exhibit strong antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic properties. These are also common damaging mechanisms apparent in several ocular diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, cataract, and retinitis pigmentosa. In recent years, there have been many epidemiological and clinical studies that have demonstrated the beneficial effects of plant-derived compounds, such as curcumin, lutein and zeaxanthin, danshen, ginseng, and many more, on these ocular pathologies. Studies in cell cultures and animal models showed promising results for their uses in eye diseases. While there are many apparent significant correlations, further investigation is needed to uncover the mechanistic pathways of these botanical compounds in order to reach widespread pharmaceutical use and provide noninvasive alternatives for prevention and treatments of the major eye diseases.

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Knowledge and Awareness of Age Related Eye Diseases in the Population of the Western Region of Saudi Arabia

World Family Medicine Journal/Middle East Journal of Family Medicine ◽

10.5742/mewfm.2019.93711 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (12) ◽

pp. 35-46

Author(s):

Intessar Sultan ◽

Mohammed G. Alsaedi ◽

Fatima A. Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Eye Diseases ◽

Western Region ◽

Age Related ◽

The Western Region

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General public awareness of indications and complications of sleeve gastrectomy in Al'qassim region, Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Advances in Medicine ◽

10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20213671 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Abdullah S. Alayaaf ◽

Hamad S. Alsaeed ◽

Abdullah N. AlSamani ◽

Emad A. Alfadhel ◽

Maha M. Aldhilan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Sleeve Gastrectomy ◽

General Population ◽

General Public ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Gastric Sleeve ◽

Obese Person ◽

Indications And Complications

Background: Obesity is risingly becoming a health care problem. After ineffective tries to lose weight with lifestyle-based conservative methods, the most effective obesity treatment will become bariatric surgery. Objective of this study aimed to assess the awareness of the general public about indications and complications of sleeve gastrectomy in Al'Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among the general population living in Al'Qassim region, Saudi Arabia. A validated Arabic/English questionnaires were distributed among the targeted individual using an online platform. Questionnaires included demographic data, general knowledge about gastric sleeve and the knowledge toward the indication and complication of sleeve gastrectomy. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 26.Results: Nearly all participants were aware of sleeve gastrectomy (99.1%). The prevalence of participants who knew the indications and complications of sleeve gastrectomy were 60.9% and 72.2%, respectively. Furthermore, approximately three quarters (70.3%) were confident that the most common indication of the gastric sleeve was an adult with BMI >40 kg/m2. Statistical tests revealed that the knowledge toward the indication and complication of sleeve gastrectomy were more common among those who have heard about BMI and those who knew the BMI range of obese person (p<0.05).Conclusions: Although, general population awareness toward the indication and complication of sleeve gastrectomy was moderate, however, their knowledge about the BMI seems to be lacking. Having better knowledge about BMI likely influenced their awareness of the indications and complications of gastric sleeve.

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Public awareness of common eye diseases and eye care among adults in Dawadmi city and its neighbouring villages, Saudi Arabia 2019

International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries ◽

10.24911/ijmdc.51-1595071902 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1440-1446

Author(s):

Baha-Eldin Abdulhalim ◽

Faiz Alroqee ◽

Saad Alotaibi ◽

Muqrin Alotaibi ◽

Saud Alsehali ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Eye Diseases ◽

Eye Care

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Attenuation of the onset and progression of age-related vision impairments by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation by micronutrients

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews ◽

10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.3.0425 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 045-056

Author(s):

Kedar N Prasad

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Diabetic Retinopathy ◽

Refractive Error ◽

Eye Diseases ◽

Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽

Omega 3 ◽

Inflammatory Damage ◽

Age Related ◽

Endogenous Antioxidants ◽

Endothelial Growth Factor

The major eye diseases refractive error, cataract, age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy can lead to blindness without an early intervention. The treatments include eye glasses for refractive error, surgery for cataract, and medications for glaucoma and ARMD. These therapies do not address oxidative stress and inflammation that contribute to these eye diseases. Therefore, supplementation with antioxidants could be useful. However, administration with single or multiple dietary antioxidants with or without carotenoids (zeaxanthin and lutein), and omega-3-fatty acids, produced no benefits or only modest benefits in certain eye diseases. The problems associated with such antioxidant’s approaches were identified, and potential causes for not producing optimal benefits were presented. The major objectives are to show that enhanced oxidative stress and inflammation contribute to the age-related major eye diseases. This review presents rationales for using a comprehensive mixture of micronutrients containing dietary and endogenous antioxidants, vitamin D3, and carotenoids such as lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, all B-vitamins, and minerals Zn and Se for simultaneously reducing oxidative and inflammatory damage. Since elevated levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are found in the wet ARMD and diabetic retinopathy, this mixture has ingredients, which reduce VEGF levels. Supplementation with this micronutrient mixture may delay the onset and progression of major eye diseases, and may improve the effectiveness of standard therapy.

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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Common Adult Eye Disorders Among Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

10.14293/s2199-1006.1.sor-.pph84b6.v3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Diluksha Jayawardana

Keyword(s):

Diabetic Retinopathy ◽

Mass Media ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Medical Personnel ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Eye Care ◽

Age Related ◽

Eye Disorders ◽

Care Practices

Abstract Background: Incidence of age related eye disorders in adult population is rising. Thus in order to carry out health promotion activities, assessing the knowledge, attitudes, practices and factors related to each among the vulnerable population is paramount. Methods: A simple random sample of patients of age 40 or above attended to the general medical and surgical clinics of the NHSL were interviewed by interviewer administered questionnaire. Questions were asked to ascertain each participant's socio-demographic data, knowledge on common age related eye disorders namely refractory errors, cataract, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. Questions were also asked to determine their attitudes to eye care practices and treatments. All respondents were asked their frequency of eye check-ups and most commonly attending place to receive eye check-ups. Results: A total of 106 participants were assessed. From the results 96.2%, heard of cataract, 50.9% heard of glaucoma and 74.5% heard of diabetic retinopathy. In the knowledge assessment 43.6% were found to be having a good knowledge. Age (within 40 to 58 years), higher level of education up to G.C.E O/L or above, higher level of income and who are/were employed ( currently working, resigned or retired) appeared to be having a good knowledge and the associations were statistically significant. People who have accessed information from medical personnel and mass media also had statistically significant higher knowledge score. People with good knowledge of eye diseases had positive attitudes and positive practices in contrast to people with poor knowledge and these associations were statistically significant. Conclusions: There was a considerable reduction in awareness regarding glaucoma compared to cataract and diabetic retinopathy. Younger age, higher education level, income and employment were found to be associated with good knowledge. Presence of good knowledge has led to have good attitudes and good eye care practices. Information gained from medical personnel and mass media were found to be effective in enhancing public awareness. Recommendations: Knowledge on common adult eye disorders should be improved from the current level in order to have good eye care practices. Enhancing public awareness can be successfully achieved through mass media and medical personnel. Key words: Eye disorders, Knowledge, Attitude, Ophthalmology

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Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Common Eye Diseases in General Population: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study from Pakistan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16091568 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (9) ◽

pp. 1568 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mingyue Zhao ◽

Ali Hassan Gillani ◽

Fakir Mohammad Amirul Islam ◽

Wenjing Ji ◽

Khezar Hayat ◽

...

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Eye Diseases ◽

Health Seeking ◽

Severe Problem ◽

Health Seeking Behavior ◽

Age Related ◽

Seeking Behavior ◽

Chi Square Analysis

High prevalence of blindness coupled with low public awareness of eye diseases is a severe problem in Pakistan. The objective of this study was to evaluate the awareness, attitude and practices related to common ocular problems and eye care use among general population of Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected cross-sectionally, using random selection of participants from five districts of Punjab, Pakistan. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect the data from January to March 2017. The ordinal data were converted to interval--based data by Rasch analysis, which is termed as “knowledge score” and ranges from −3 to +3. Descriptive statistics, linear regression, binary logistic regression and chi square analysis were performed to evaluate the data. Of the 2073 people contacted, 96.4% (2019) responded the interviewer. The mean (SD) age was 39.9 (11.4) years, majority were males (64.8%) and only 3.1% were illiterate. The majority (68.1%) of respondents were aware that blindness can be prevented and are least aware of age-related macular degradation (31.4%). Multivariate analysis to knowledge scores demonstrated that male gender (β = 0.53 95%CI = 0.39, 0.66, p < 0.001), higher education (β = 0.31 95%CI = 0.25, 0.37, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with knowledge score. Eighty-two percent of our respondents had a positive attitude towards health-seeking behavior and those who had adequate income on most of occasions were 1.82 (AOR = 1.82 95%CI = 1.26, 2.62 p = 0.001) times more prone towards health-seeking behavior than those who had insufficient income. Out of all respondents, 21.5% had an eye examination at least once a year and this frequency was significantly higher in lower age, females, high education and high Socio Economic Status level (p < 0.05). Among the general population of Pakistan, awareness about prevention of blindness and refractive error was optimum, while awareness of blindness causing eye conditions, like age-related macular degradation was low. Intensive improvements in the health literacy and public interventions—specifically in old age people, males and respondents with lower education—are urgently needed.

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