Abstract

A novel green cricket match was conducted to create glaucoma awareness among the public at Trichy, India during World Glaucoma Week 2021, with players involving ophthalmologists. The goal of the match was to simultaneously educate and screen the public attending, with non-contact tonometry, confocal fundus scanner and portable virtual reality perimetry, and refer suspicious patients to the base hospital. A 12-point questionnaire-based survey was also conducted, to assess the impact of the campaign in creating awareness. 1,021 people visited the match and 253 people above the age of 40 were screened, out of which 24 (9.4%) were found to be suspicious and were referred to hospital. 17 out of 24 (70.8%) glaucoma suspects presented to the hospital, out of which 10 (41.6%) were confirmed to have glaucoma. A total of 327 people took up the 12-point questionnaire, out of which 201 (61.4%) people answered ten or more questions correctly.