The relationship between glaucoma medication adherence, eye drop technique, and visual field defect severity

Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2398-2402

  Sleath, Betsy ^a   Blalock, Susan ^a   Covert, David ^b   Stone, Jennifer L ^c   Skinner, Asheley Cockrell ^d   Muir, Kelly ^e   Robin, Alan L ^f,g  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

^c Mid Atlantic Glaucoma Specialists   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; EYE DROPS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INSTILLATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, OPHTHALMIC; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD TESTS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 82755160902     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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