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World J Methodol. Dec 20, 2025; 15(4): 105287
Published online Dec 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i4.105287
Knowledge, attitudes, and practice patterns regarding glaucoma among medical students and healthcare professionals in Eastern India
Bhagabat Nayak, Koyel Chakraborty, Shanmugasundaram Palanisamy, Ravikumar Subraya Rathod, Sucheta Parija, Bijnya Birajita Panda
Bhagabat Nayak, Koyel Chakraborty, Shanmugasundaram Palanisamy, Sucheta Parija, Bijnya Birajita Panda, Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneshwar 751019, Odisha, India
Ravikumar Subraya Rathod, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh 160030, India
Co-first authors: Bhagabat Nayak and Koyel Chakraborty.
Co-corresponding authors: Shanmugasundaram Palanisamy and Bijnya Birajita Panda.
Author contributions: Bhagabat N designed and conducted the study; Koyel C and Shanmugasundaram P wrote the manuscript; Rathod RS contributed to the statistical analyses; Bhagabat N, Sucheta P, and Bijnya P provided clinical inputs and critically analyzed the manuscript; Bhagabat N supervised the study; Palanisamy S acquired the clinical data, prepared the first draft of the manuscript, prepared a datasheet, searched the literature, and was responsible for the preparation of figures; Panda BB critically analyzed the initial manuscript and provided crucial inputs that were essential for preparing the final version of the manuscript. The collaboration between Panda BB and Palanisamy S helped in representing the figures correctly, formulating the discussion after proper literature review, and keeping up with the manuscript guidelines, which were essential for the final version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent before enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—a checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—a checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: All the responses from the participants of the study have been recorded in Excel table format and can be provided upon request to the corresponding author at bigyan_panda@yahoo.co.in/shansvitheesh@gmail.com.
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Corresponding author: Bijnya Birajita Panda, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Sijua, Bhubaneswar 751019, Odisha, India. bigyan_panda@yahoo.co.in
Received: January 18, 2025
Revised: April 2, 2025
Accepted: April 15, 2025
Published online: December 20, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Our study aims to understand the current knowledge, attitude, practice, and awareness level among healthcare professionals decades after the worldwide awareness program on glaucoma, such as the World Glaucoma Week celebration. We are surprised that healthcare workers still lack awareness of glaucoma. Although the attitude shown was enthusiastic, many professionals require repeated seminars and awareness programs to enhance healthcare professionals' knowledge and practice patterns to increase their awareness in the community.