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Improving compliance with glaucoma eye-drop treatment
Author(s)Jean Cooper
Journal titleNursing Times, vol 92, no 32, 7 August 1996
Pagespp 36-37
KeywordsVisual impairment ; Ophthalmic services ; Drugs ; Long term.
AnnotationMany older patients attending ophthalmic out-patient clinics have been prescribed eye drops for long-term use to treat glaucoma but do not continue with their treatment. This review looks at chronic simple glaucoma, the problems of compliance with long-term medical treatment in older people, and the current and future treatment of glaucoma. Recommendations are made on the nurses' role in supporting these patients.
Accession NumberCPA-960924030 A
ClassmarkBR: L7: LLD: 4Q *

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