Glaucoma Awareness, Knowledge, and Eye-Care Seeking Behaviour Among First-Degree Relatives of Glaucoma Patients at a Regional Hospital in Ghana

Michel Pascal  Tchiakpe; Fiti  Kwateng; Ebenezer Justice  Quainoo; Mohammed   Abdul-Kabir; Isaiah Osei   Duah Junior; Hubert Osei  Acheampong

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Aug 31, 2022

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relatives screening knowledge awareness glaucoma

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Vol. 40 No. 2 (2022): Vol. 40 No. 2 (2022)

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Author Biographies

Dr. Michel Pascal Tchiakpe , Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Michel Pascal Tchiakpe is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Faculty of Biosciences, College of Science, KNUST. He holds a B.Sc Biochemistry, Post Dip. Optometry, M.Sc Health Services Planning and Management (HSPM), and a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree. His special areas of interest include Glaucoma, Geriatric Vision and Low Vision. He is a trained and practicing Low Vision Specialist and has over 15 years of experience in low vision service delivery. He is a service lecturer at Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, School of Public Health, KNUST and is currently researching into Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) in people genetically linked to patients with POAG. He is a contributor to over 12 publications on eye health.

Dr. Fiti Kwateng , Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Fiti Kwateng is an Optometrist at Save the Nation’s Sight Clinic, Accra. She holds a Doctor of Optometry degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. She is a member of the Allied Health Professional Council and Ghana Optometry Association. She has a strong interest in public eye health education particularly in ocular diseases that cause irreversible blindness such as glaucoma.

Dr Ebenezer Justice Quainoo , Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ebenezer Justice Quainoo graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with the Doctor of Optometry degree in 2020 and became a Clinical, Research, and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Optometry and Visual Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. His research interest is in vision science, particularly in the area of glaucoma and other retinal degenerative diseases. He is a member of the Allied Health Professional Council and Ghana Optometric Association and was the resident Optometrist at Friends Eye Center, Kumasi. He is currently a PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant at Augusta University, Georgia, United States.

Dr Mohammed Abdul-Kabir , Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Mohammed Abdul-Kabir is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Faculty of Biosciences, College of Science, KNUST. He has 35 publications in reputable peer review journals and conference proceedings. He has given national and international presentations and lectures in the areas of Public Health in Optometry, Paediatric eye care and Binocular Vision. He uses his expertise to serve as reviewer for reputable local and international peer review journals. He is currently a Visiting Scholar at Madonna University, Elele, Revers State, Nigeria and E.N. Ayukotang Vision Institute, Bafoussam, Cameroon. He is also currently working to develop a model strategy to improve ophthalmic services utilization in Ghana. His research area of specialiazation include Anomalies of Binocular Vision, Environmental Vision, Sports Vision, Public Health, and Paediatric Eye and Vision Care.

Dr. Isaiah Osei Duah Junior , Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Isaiah Osei Duah Junior is an optometric resident and research assistant at the Department of Optometry and Visual Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Isaiah has worked on various vision science, cognition, nutrition, metabolism, and microbiology projects and has developed an interest in disease mechanisms and drug discovery. He is a recipient of the Harvard Crossroad Emerging Leaders Fellowship, Frans Oosterhof Travel Grant, Youth Think Tank Research Award, and the TiDi Foundation Undergraduate Dissertation Research Grant and an active member of various international organizations, notably the American Academy of Optometry, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Vision Sciences Society, American Society for Nutrition, American Society of Microbiology and Convention of Biomedical Research Ghana.

Dr. Hubert Osei Acheampong , Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Hubert Osei Acheampong graduated from the Doctor of Optometry program at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2020 and became a Teaching and Research Assistant at the Department of Optometry and Visual Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology from 2020 through 2021. He is currently a PhD student in the Anatomy and Cell Biology program at Wayne State University, Michigan, United States. His research interest is in the field of mitochondrial biology and neurodegenerative diseases including glaucoma.