Medical Treatment: Compliance/Adherence to Glaucoma Medications-A Challenge

Medical Tourism Overseas: A Challenge to Kuwait’s Healthcare System

Introduction: The State of Kuwait spends large sums of governmental funds on sending patients abroad to receive medical treatment. This study aimed to explain the rationale behind receiving primary medical care overseas, given the expense and inconvenience, from the perspective of Kuwaiti patients whose applications were approved. Methods: The survey was ...

Medical Treatment of Glaucoma.

PURPOSE this review aims to establish the easiest possible diagram to aid the ophthalmologist in the management of the numerous antiglaucomatous agents that have been increasing our therapeutic group. METHOD we have analyzed the indications, advantages and inconveniences of the medical treatment successively and have reviewed the criteria used to choose a specific drug based on glaucoma sever...

Drug-Induced Glaucoma (Glaucoma Secondary to Systemic Medications)

Current Medical Treatment of Glaucoma

treatments, including laser therapies and surgery involving blebs, stents, and/or filtering devices, are typically withheld as options to fall back on when initial medical therapy fails. Untreated glaucoma can cause progressive visual loss potentially leading to severe visual disability. Once the decision to begin medical treatment is made, the goal is clear: to reduce progression risk by preve...

Provider Education about Glaucoma and Glaucoma Medications during Videotaped Medical Visits

Objective. The purpose of this study was to examine how patient, physician, and situational factors are associated with the extent to which providers educate patients about glaucoma and glaucoma medications, and which patient and provider characteristics are associated with whether providers educate patients about glaucoma and glaucoma medications. Methods. Patients with glaucoma who were newly...