Assessment of Eye Care Knowledge among Patients Attending the Outpatient Department of Selected Eye Hospitals in Dhaka City

Abstract

A descriptive type cross sectional study was designed to study knowledge on eye care among the patients attending outpatient department of selected eye hospital of Dhaka city with a sample size of 182. The study showed that 44%, 29.1% and 19.8% of the respondent were in the age group 30-39 years, 40-49 years and 20-29 years, respectively with the mean age of 36.18 ±8.129. The Study findings showed that 34.6% of the respondents were in service, 32.4% were in business, 22% of the respondents were day laborer & 11% were housewife. Study reveals that 56.6% of the respondents did not think vitamin deficiency cause’s eye problem and rest of them (43.4%) were think vitamin deficiency causes eye problem. Study shows that 67% of the respondents were think aging cause’s cataract and rest of them (33%) did not think aging causes cataract. Study explores that majority (83.5%) of the respondents were think ocular pressure causes glaucoma and rest of them (33%) did not think ocular pressure causes glaucoma. In study found that explore that majority (72.5%) said surgery was the treatment for the blindness. On the other hand, 16.5% answered that medication was the treatment for Cataract and lastly 11.0% didn’t know anything about it. It reveals that 63.2% of the respondents had eye diseases on relatives, 23.1 % of the respondents were don’t know about eye diseases on relatives & only 13.7% of the respondents had no eye diseases on their relatives. Eyes are one of the most important organ in the human body and vision is one of the most wonderful gift. But often many people neglect the importance of eye care and do not pay proper attention towards eye care. The prevalence is higher in community too along with urban areas and is increasing day by day. To address the issue proper policies and community-based awareness should be taken. Training & awareness program in the community can minimize it.