title: [The role of patient compliance in the management of glaucoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to evaluate patient cooperation in glaucoma treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated data collected by an anonymous questionnare from 98 glaucoma patients who answered 6 questions regarding their compliance and persistence in glaucoma treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Study results revealed 50% of patients to fail taking their antiglaucoma therapy regularly. Patients on monotherapy showed better compliance and higher level of satisfaction with treatment than those on combination antiglaucoma therapy consisting of 2 or 3 eyedrops. Discontinuation of persistence was recorded in 31% of patients, whereas 51% of patients did not present for control visits every six months as suggested by their ophthalmologist.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients are more compliant and persistent with antiglaucoma monotherapy than with combined therapy. Greater compliance and persistence with ocular hypotensive therapy may improve the outcomes in glaucoma.
authors: University Department of Ophthalmology, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors: Smiljka
authors: S
authors: Popović Suić
authors: Branimir
authors: B
authors: Cerovski
authors: Tomislav
authors: T
authors: Jukić
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance