Linda Nordling
Africa's postdoc workforce is on the rise - but at what cost?
Nature
background visual impairment blindness pose substantial public health challenges saudi arabia especially among elderly susceptible blinding eye diseases assessing awareness agerelated eye diseases areds vital addressing vision loss demographic however lack research ared awareness northern saudi arabia underscoring need evidencebased data adult populations craft effective health promotion strategies populationbased descriptive survey conducted 411 saudi adults aged 1870 residing arar city saudi arabia six months september 2023 random sampling employed awareness levels assessed using predesigned questionnaire data analysis performed using statistical product service solutions spss version 200 ibm spss statistics windows armonk ny among 411 participants 225 547 aged 1829 years 312 76 females 299 726 held bachelors degree diploma regarding awareness 713 knew cataracts nearly half erroneously believed could treated solely medically diabetic retinopathy dr 366 89 recognized lifestyle modifications 378 92 understood screening preventive measures participants understood prevention methods four diseases misconceptions treatment options observed awareness glaucoma agerelated macular degeneration armd lower significant agerelated differences found awareness except cataracts p 0001 education significantly influenced awareness cataracts dr glaucoma p 0001 0013 0008 respectively armd p 0606 study found internet primary source information areds participants except cataracts friends relatives prominent study reveals varying awareness levels areds among saudi adults although participants understood preventive measures misconceptions treatment underscore need accurate education channels healthcare professionals must ensure information reliability effectively combat misinformation enhance awareness areds