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Glaucoma awareness and knowledge among adults in woliso town, South West Ethiopia Mahlet Tsegaye Abiye MulugetaAbeba T Giorgis<p>Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and it is next to cataract as common cause of blindness [1-4]. The global prevalence of glaucoma for population aged 40–80 years is 3.5%. The magnitude of glaucoma is expected to keep increasing with the world population growth and increasing number of ageing people [5]. Ninety percent of affected people in the developing countries and 50% in developed world do not know that they have the disease [6]. In Sub-Saharan Africa glaucoma is more prevalent and has been considered as a major public health issue for the region [7,8]. Up to 50% of glaucoma patients are already blind at least in one eye at presentation in Africa including Ethiopia [7,9].&nbsp;</p><p><br></p> Journal of Clinical Research and Ophthalmology - Peertechz Publications 2020-08-06 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-1414.000078 en Copyright © Mahlet Tsegaye et al.