Summary of presenting symptoms, duration and medical history among patients with glaucoma
| Characteristics | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Presenting symptom | |
| None | 20 (5.5) |
| Poor vision | 243 (66.4) |
| Inability to read | 31 (8.5) |
| Bumping into objects | 15 (4.1) |
| Other | 74 (20.2) |
| Duration | |
| <6 months | 225 (61.5) |
| >6 months | 141 (38.5) |
| Medical history | |
| Hypertension | 187 (51.1) |
| Diabetes | 44 (12.0) |
| Myopia | 115 (31.4) |
| Eye injury | 59 (16.1) |
| Previous eye surgery | 114 (31.1) |
| Migraine | 132 (36.1) |
| Steroid use | 60 (16.4) |
| Travel taken (h) (n=359) | |
| Less than 0.5 | 211 (58.8) |
| Between 0.5 and 1 | 68 (18.9) |
| Greater than 1 | 80 (22.3) |
| Visits to other hospitals | 187 (51.1) |
| Number with family history | 128 (37.1) |
| Visual acuity | |
| Normal vision | 196 (53.6) |
| Moderate impairment | 76 (20.8) |
| Severe impairment | 39 (10.7) |
| Blind | 50 (13.7) |