Factors Influencing The Incidence Of Glaucoma Among Adult Patients In General Hospitals In Anambra State From 2002 – 2006.

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to theStudy Millions of people living in Nigeria are cut off from the mainstream of economic and social development due to heavy burden of diseases.  Among these diseases is glaucoma which is the result of too much  pressure in the eye. It is usually believed to begin after the age of 40  (forty) years and is a common cause of blindness (Mohammed,2001). Responsibility for health care in Nigeria is shared among the  constitutional tiers of government: federal, state and local. The local governments are supposed to take care of the primary level (emphasizi…