Knowledge of treatments for particular diseases
| Cataract (n=1268) | |
|---|---|
| Knowledge of treatments† | No (%) |
| Wearing spectacles | 8 (0.6) |
| Surgery* | 730 (57.6) |
| Drugs | 15 (1.2) |
| Laser treatment | 44 (3.5) |
| Vitamin supplement | 1 (0.1) |
| Nutrition treatment | 1 (0.1) |
| Visiting ophthalmologist | 36 (2.8) |
| Chinese herbal medicine | 2 (0.2) |
| Don’t know | 376 (29.7) |
| Others | 33 (2.6) |
| Glaucoma (n=1268) | |
|---|---|
| No (%) | |
| Wearing glasses | 5 (0.4) |
| Surgery* | 75 (5.9) |
| Drugs* | 20 (1.6) |
| Laser treatment* | 26 (2.1) |
| Vitamin supplement | 2 (0.2) |
| Nutrition treatment | 0 (0.0) |
| Visiting ophthalmologist | 45 (3.5) |
| Chinese herbal medicine | 2 (0.2) |
| Don’t know | 777 (61.3) |
| Others | 60 (4.7) |
| AMD (n=1268) | |
|---|---|
| No (%) | |
| *Correct treatments. | |
| †Multiple answers are allowed. | |
| Wearing glasses | 0 (0.0) |
| Surgery* | 5 (0.4) |
| Drugs | 4 (0.3) |
| Laser treatment* | 1 (0.1) |
| Vitamin supplement* | 1 (0.1) |
| Nutrition treatment | 1 (0.1) |
| Visiting ophthalmologist | 3 (0.2) |
| Chinese herbal medicine | 0 (0.0) |
| Don’t know | 82 (6.5) |
| Others | 6 (0.5) |