Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants and their patients (n = 82)
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age, years mean (SD) | 43 (11), range 27–64 |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Men | 31 (38) |
| Women | 51 (62) |
| Years since medical school graduation, mean (SD) | 15 (11), range 2–40 |
| Place of medical school graduation, n (%) | |
| Israel | 46 (56) |
| Former Soviet Union | 16 (20) |
| Europe (excluding the Soviet Union) | 15 (18) |
| Other | 5 (6) |
| Glaucoma among participants (self report), n (%) | 3 (4) |
| Glaucoma among family members, n (%) | 10 (12) |
| Main place of work, n (%) | |
| Community clinic | 63 (77) |
| Hospital | 19 (23) |
| Estimated number of patients > 40 years old, n (%) | |
| <500 | 28 (34) |
| 500≤ | 35 (43) |
| Don’t know | 19 (23) |
| Estimated number of glaucoma patients, n (%) | |
| <20 | 34 (42) |
| 20≤ | 29 (35) |
| Don’t know | 19 (23) |