Journal article
The Relationship between Glaucoma Medication Adherence, Eye Drop Technique, and Visual Field Defect Severity
Betsy Sleath, Susan Blalock, David Covert, Jennifer L Stone, Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Kelly Muir, Alan L Robin
OPHTHALMOLOGY | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2011
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to examine (1) how patient adherence and eye drop technique were associated with visual field defect severity and (2) how general glaucoma adherence self-efficacy and eye drop technique self-efficacy were related to visual field defect severity. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study conducted at a single private practice site. PARTICIPANTS: Patients using eye drops for their glaucoma. METHODS: Subject adherence to glaucoma medications through Medication Events Monitoring System (MEMS) devices were measured, and eye drop instillation technique was assessed by video recording. General glaucoma medication adherence self-efficacy was measured using a 10-item scale..
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Awarded by National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Awarded by National Center of Research Resources, National Institutes of Health
Awarded by NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by Alcon Research, Ltd., Forth Worth, Texas. The sponsor participated in the design of the study and review of the manuscript. Supported by the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (grant no.: EY018400 [B.S.]); and the National Center of Research Resources, National Institutes of Health (grant no.: UL 1RR02574 7 [B.S.]). The National Institutes of Health had no role in the design or conduct of this research.