Abstract: Although glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness globally, as the result of low public awareness rate and other reasons, the glaucoma diagnosis rate is always staying at a low level. Even in developed countries, up to 50% glaucoma patients not yet aware of their sick and without any treatment, furthermore, this number is as high as 90% in developing countries. Based on the analysis of the domestic and international researches, increasing the public awareness rate of glaucoma is in urgent need. By carrying out the propaganda of glaucoma in public, strengthening the training on ophthalmologists who are working in the primary hospital and allocating the necessary equipments, we hope the glaucoma awareness rate and diagnosis rate could be improved.

Key words: glaucoma, public awareness rate