Research Article
Patient Race, Reported Problems in Using Glaucoma Medications, and Adherence
Table 1
Subject characteristics (
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| | | Percent () |
| | Gender | | | Male | 51.2 (83) | | Race | | | White | 64.8 (105) | | Black | 29.0 (47) | | Asian | 2.5 (4) | | Other | 3.1 (5) | | Duration of glaucoma | | | 2 years or less | 16.0 (26) | | More than 2 years to less than 5 years | 19.1 (31) | | 5 years or more | 64.2 (104) | | Eye(s) affected by glaucoma | | | Right | 10.5 (17) | | Left | 1.2 (2) | | Both | 87.7 (142) | | Number of ocular hypotensive medications used | | | One | 48.1 (78) | | Two | 38.9 (63) | | Three | 9.3 (15) | | Four | 2.5 (4) | | Visual field defect severity | | | Mild | 61.1 (99) | | Moderate | 16.7 (27) | | Severe | 18.5 (30) |
| | | Range; mean
(standard deviation) |
| | Age | 30–92; 67.59 (12.41) | | Years of education | 5–30; 15.15 (3.64) |
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