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Decade: 2000-2009 1990-1999 1980-1989
Year: 2009 2008 2007 Full-Text and Abstracts
Issues: Vol. 116 No. 11 November, 2009 p.S29-S48-Supplement Vol. 116 No. 10 October, 2009 p.S1-S28-Supplement
New Insights on Enhancing Adherence to Topical Glaucoma Medications
Edited by David S. Friedman MD, PhD
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, ASiM
AAO Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
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6 Articles:
Nonadherence to topical medication use is one of the major challenges to preventing vision loss from glaucoma. Discussions of compliance often are confusing because of the various terms used to descri...
Topic: Risk factors for poor adherence or nonadherence to topical glaucoma medication regimens. Clinical Relevance: Poor adherence to glaucoma medication regimens may be associated with subsequent vis...
Topic: Using an understanding of a patient's difficulty in revealing nonadherence and patient-centered communication skills to identify and address barriers to adherence to glaucoma medication regimen...
Purpose: To apply lessons learned in the treatment of systemic hypertension to the problem of nonadherence in glaucoma medical therapy. Clinical Relevance: Although physicians recognize that nonadhere...