Table 1

Equipment available and used for glaucoma diagnosis and care

EquipmentAvailable n (%)Used n (%)Remarks per cent is of N=146
Ophthalmoscope152 (99)142 (93)
Applanation tonometer142 (93)127 (83)
Schiøtz tonometer107 (70)39 (25)
Other tonometer76 (50)53 (35)Non-contact air puff
Gonioscope130 (85)101 (66)
Slit-lamp lens136 (89)113 (74)
Binocular indirect ophthalmoscope133 (87)89 (58)
Visual field analyser123 (80)104 (68)
Fundus camera70 (46)50 (33)
Ultrasound scan88 (58)58 (38)
Optical coherence tomography41 (27)30 (20)In 14 centres
Scanning laser ophthalmoscope5 (3)2 (1)In 1 centre
Laser44 (29)23 (15)In 19 centres
Pachymeter7 (5)4 (3)1 each in 7 centres
HRT II1 (1)0 (0)
  • HRT, Heidelberg retina tomography.