Abstract
Background: The World Glaucoma Week (WGW) is a joint global initiative of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and the World Glaucoma Patients Association (WGPA) to raise awareness of glaucoma. As part of the celebration in 2013, the department of Ophthalmology University of Uyo Teaching Hospital organized a two -day free eye screening exercise for the staff of the hospital to determine the visual health status. Materials andMethods:A prospective observationalstudy of hospital workers in tertiary health institution in Nigeria. Participants who consented to vision screening had preliminary interview and ocular examination. Data obtained was analyzed using SPSS 20.0.Test of statistical significance was with the chi -square test. Observed difference whose probabilityof occurring by chance (pvalue<0.05) was considered statistically significant. Results:A total of 401 patients were analyzed comprising 121 males and 280 females
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