Glaucoma Projects, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Jun;70(6):2014-2019. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3168_21.
To assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and clinical practice of glaucoma among optometry students and optometry practitioners with different years of clinical experience and academic background.
A survey with 20 questions on knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of glaucoma was prepared and self-administered to optometry students and optometry practitioners practicing in an eye hospital/clinic/optical with varied years of clinical experience and education qualification.
Among the 558 participants, 57% were optometry practitioners and 43% were students. The knowledge scores among optometry practitioners increased significantly with an increase in the years of clinical experience (P < 0.001). Participants with master's degrees scored higher than participants with bachelor's degrees (P = 0.12). There was no statistically significant difference in knowledge scores based on the type of clinical practice - hospital, private practice, or optical (P = 0.39). Practicing optometrists who performed slit-lamp examination, gonioscopy, IOP measurements, and disc evaluation for the detection of glaucoma had significantly higher knowledge scores than those who did not perform these tests in their practice (P < 0.05). A positive attitude toward glaucoma learning through workshops and hands-on training was reported by optometrists and students.
Knowledge about glaucoma was good among optometrists and optometry students and was better among those who handled the diagnostics. All the optometrists had a positive attitude toward enhancing their practice through proper training.
评估不同临床经验和学术背景的视光学生和视光从业者对青光眼的知识、态度和临床实践水平。
编制了一份包含 20 个问题的青光眼知识、态度和实践（KAP）调查，并对在眼科医院/诊所/配镜中心工作的视光学生和视光从业者进行了自我评估，这些从业者的临床经验和教育背景各不相同。
在 558 名参与者中，57%是视光从业者，43%是学生。视光从业者的知识得分随着临床经验的增加而显著增加（P < 0.001）。拥有硕士学位的参与者得分高于拥有学士学位的参与者（P = 0.12）。基于临床实践的类型（医院、私人诊所或光学），知识得分没有统计学上的显著差异（P = 0.39）。进行裂隙灯检查、房角镜检查、眼压测量和视盘评估以检测青光眼的执业视光师的知识得分明显高于在实践中未进行这些检查的视光师（P < 0.05）。视光师和学生报告说，通过研讨会和实践培训学习青光眼具有积极的态度。
视光师和视光学生对青光眼的认识良好，而那些处理诊断的人则更好。所有视光师都对通过适当的培训来增强实践持积极态度。
