Characteristics of Prescreened Patients Who Did Not Participate in the Zoster Eye Disease Study.
Ayodele K MajaDarren GuLily GeCarlos Lopez-JimenezElisabeth J CohenMichael E ZegansPublished in: Eye & contact lens (2024)
The most common reasons for ineligibility were immunocompromise and renal insufficiency. There may be benefits to long-term antiviral use in these populations not captured in ZEDS. A quarter (26.3%) of prescreened patients refused participation, showing the substantial impact of patient preferences on trial participation.