Relationship between the number of glaucoma medications, ocular surface disorder, and treatment adherence.
Gustavo A SamicoRicardo Yuji AbeTiago Dos Santos PrataSergio Henrique TeixeiraAugusto ParanhosCarolina Pelegrini Barbosa GracitelliPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (2023)
Patients with glaucoma using more hypotensive eye drops had worse tear meniscus height and ocular surface disease index scores than those using fewer topical medications. Patients using three or four drug classes had worse predictors of glaucoma adherence. Despite worse ocular surface disease results, no significant difference in self-reported side effects was found.