Table 1 Characteristics of study participants and their patients (n = 82)

Age, years mean (SD)

43 (11), range 27–64

Gender, n (%)

 Men

31 (38)

 Women

51 (62)

Years since medical school graduation, mean (SD)

15 (11), range 2–40

Place of medical school graduation, n (%)

 Israel

46 (56)

 Former Soviet Union

16 (20)

 Europe (excluding the Soviet Union)

15 (18)

 Other

5 (6)

Glaucoma among participants (self report), n (%)

3 (4)

Glaucoma among family members, n (%)

10 (12)

Main place of work, n (%)

 Community clinic

63 (77)

 Hospital

19 (23)

Estimated number of patients > 40 years old, n (%)

 <500

28 (34)

 500≤

35 (43)

 Don’t know

19 (23)

Estimated number of glaucoma patients, n (%)

 <20

34 (42)

 20≤

29 (35)

 Don’t know

19 (23)