Factors associated with adherence to treatment in patients with open angle glaucoma in Sierra Leone, West Africa: patient demographics and questionnaire.

Investment in a wide-ranging and robust screening programme and public health campaigns targeting these vulnerable groups and high-risk individuals, for example with a positive family history, alongside improved patient education and staff training is required to improve glaucoma care. Support from government, international organisations and the private sector is required to reduce the economic burden of blindness in Sierra Leone.