Table 1. Baseline characteristics of categorical variables of glaucoma patients .

Variables	Patients		Blind		Non-blind		Median (m)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Gender
Female	107	33.9	65	20.6	42	13.4	12
Male	208	66.1	146	46.3	62	19.7	12
Place of residence
Rural	190	60.3	132	41.9	58	18.5	12
Urban	125	39.7	79	25	46	14.6	12
Diabetic disease
No	204	64.7	128	40.6	76	24.2	12
Yes	111	35.3	83	26.3	28	8.9	12
Intraocular Pressure
Normal	141	44.8	74	23.4	67	21.3	12
Not normal	174	55.2	137	43.5	37	11.8	12
Type of medication
Timoglue	128	40.6	88	27.9	40	12.7	12
Diamox	97	30.8	59	18.7	38	12.1	12
Timolol	90	28.6	64	20.3	26	8.3	12
Duration of treatment
Short	120	38.2	77	24.4	43	13.7	10
Medium	97	30.7	60	19.0	37	11.8	12
Long	98	31.1	74	23.5	24	7.6	24
Cup-disk ratio
≤ 07	118	37.5	58	18.4	60	19.1	12
> 0.7	197	62.5	153	48.5	44	14.0	12
Stage of glaucoma
Early	36	11.4	10(	3.1	26	8.3	14
Moderate	66	21	18	5.7	48	15.3	20
Advanced	145	46.	115	36.5	30	9.5	12
Absolute	68	21.6	68	21.6	0	0.0	10

Source: Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia; from January 1, 2016, to August 30, 2020.