The Impact of Adherence and Instillation Proficiency of Topical Glaucoma Medications on Intraocular Pressure

Figure 6

Factors associated with controlled intraocular pressure among patients attending the glaucoma clinic of Menelik II Hospital, 2015. The following factors were used in the logistic regression model: age, sex, marital status, ethnicity, educational level, residence, religion, occupation, monthly family income, type and severity of glaucoma, duration of the glaucoma in years, duration of taking medications in years, average follow-up period per year, the presence of previous surgery or laser treatment, major comorbidities, side effects of medications, acquisition of the medications (free of charge or not), financial problem to purchase the medications, the presence of other types of eye drops, adherence towards the medications, and instillation proficiency of the eye drops. The factors were assumed statistically significant at and the end of the bar graph shows the odds ratio. PACG: primary angle-closure glaucoma; PEG: pseudoexfoliative glaucoma; POAG: primary open-angle glaucoma. Secondary glaucoma, ocular hypertension, normal tension glaucoma, juvenile glaucoma latanoprost; pilocarpine; timolol and latanoprost; timolol with other types of eye drops; pilocarpine with other types of eye drops; latanoprost with other types of eye drops; timolol, latanoprost, and pilocarpine; timolol and latanoprost with other types of eye drops; timolol and pilocarpine with other types of eye drops.