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Patients prefer once-daily glaucoma drops.

Alex J Buller¹, Laurence H Morgan, Brian L Hercules

¹Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, UK. alexbuller@mac.com

Graefe'S Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology = Albrecht Von Graefes Archiv Fur Klinische Und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie

|April 26, 2006

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Once-daily eye drops are significantly more convenient than multiple daily regimens for glaucoma patients. This preference promotes better adherence to topical anti-glaucoma medication therapy.

Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Pharmacology
Patient Adherence Research

Background:

Compliance with topical anti-glaucoma medication is complex.
Fewer daily eye drops do not always ensure better patient compliance.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the inconvenience of various eye drop regimens.
To evaluate patient-reported inconvenience against a once-daily (OD) regimen.

Main Methods:

Patients rated inconvenience of 1, 2, 3, or 4 daily drop regimens using visual analogue scales.
Paired t-tests with Bonferroni correction compared OD regime scores to other regimens.

Main Results:

Five of six subgroups found once-daily drops significantly more convenient (p < 0.05).

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Patients previously using OD drops perceived greater convenience compared to those who had not.

Conclusions:

Results provide guidance for selecting glaucoma therapies.
Recommends initiating therapy with once-daily drops to enhance patient compliance.