Assess the Knowledge Regarding Cataract Among older Adults at Selected Area

Orientation to our world is primarily visual. We learn much about our environment and ourselves through our eyes. Vision contributes meaning and pleasure to the human experience. Objectives of the study:1. To assess the knowledge regarding cataract. 2. To find the association between knowledge scores of cataract with their selected demographic variables. Research methodology: The research design used for the study was Non – experimental study design. The sample size 50. The sample selected by stratified random sampling method, which is one of the probability sampling. Geriatric of age group 65 years and above were selected. The instrumental tool contains two sections. Section I consist of demographic data. Section II consists of 25 self structured knowledge questionnarie. This questionnaire used to assess the knowledge regarding cataract by interview method. Major study findings: The collected data was analyzed in terms of the objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics. Association between the knowledge of cataract and the selected demographic variables were analyzed. There was no significant association between the demographic variables such as age, gender, marital status, education, religion, occupation, income, eye problem. This study has demonstrated that the older adults have inadequate knowledge regarding cataract.