ABSTRACT
Aim of the work: this study aimed to assess the awareness and knowledge for cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy diseases in social media of Saudi Arabia
Material and Methods: a total of 1021 people make an evaluation through internet. Various complaints were incorporated in this study. The data were collected from participants using a structured questionnaire. Questionnaire was done for gathering information on demographics, awareness, knowledge, attitudes and practices related to eye diseases
Results: in this study, 63% males and 37% of females were participated. Majority of the participants [52%] were aware of visual problems, 19.9% were aware of diabetic retinopathy, 2.5% of cataract and 1.2% of glaucoma. The percentage belonged to minimum than 20 years old, 37.5% belonged to 21 - 30 age group, 22.1% belonged to 31 - 40 age groups, 14.2% belonged to 41 - 50 age group, 5.9% were of 51 and above years of age. Further, 85.7% of samples belonged to town people and 14.2% belonged to village groups, 35.6% of samples gone through secondary school or less education, 60.5% are in graduating from college and 3.9% of samples were post graduated or qualified higher
Conclusion: the present results showed that there is still a need for health education in the population of this region of Saudi Arabia to increase the level of awareness and knowledge of common eye diseases, through the social media