Open AccessTopical Medication Adherence and Visual Field Progression in Open-angle Glaucoma: Analysis of a Large US Health Care System
Author(s) -
YuHsiang Shu,
Jun Wu,
Tiffany Luong,
Cynthia Mattox,
Ervin N. Fang,
Brian L. Lee,
Jason P. Jones,
Joanna Campbell,
Vanessa Shih,
Changgeng Zhao,
Donald S. Fong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of glaucoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.11
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1536-481X
pISSN - 1057-0829
DOI - 10.1097/ijg.0000000000001943
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , visual field , open angle glaucoma , optometry , ophthalmology , glaucoma medication , medication adherence , field (mathematics) , mathematics , pure mathematics
Modeling of visual field and pharmacy data (Kaiser Permanente, 2001 to 2014) from open-angle/pseudoexfoliation glaucoma patients in clinical practice indicated a significant inverse association between the level of medication adherence and rate of visual field progression.