@article{Nazli Gul, Omer Ilyas, Sanaullah Jan_2018, title={Factors Responsible for Non-compliance of Glaucoma Patients to Topical Medications in Our Setup}, volume={34}, url={https://pjo.org.pk/index.php/pjo/article/view/266}, DOI={10.36351/pjo.v34i4.266}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To identify the factors affecting the compliance of glaucoma patients to topical medical treatment in our setup.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Cross sectional study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> This study was carried out at department of clinical ophthalmology, KIOMS, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from 1<sup>st</sup> February 2016 till 31<sup>st</sup> July 2016.</p> <p><strong>Material and Methods: </strong>Patients meeting our inclusion criteria were recruited in this study on consecutive non-probability sampling technique. All the patients were interviewed and the causes of non-compliance to topical medical therapy were recorded. Stratification of non-compliance was also analyzed with respect to age groups and gender. Sample size was calculated using open epi software with confidence level of 95% and power of 80.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>Total of 179 subjects participated in this study that had been advised topical anti-glaucoma medication. Mean age of our subjects were 51.9 ± 13.2 years with most (49.2%) of patients in age group between 50.01 – 65.00 years. Non-compliance was observed in 76.5% of patients with high cost of the medicines being on top of the list (54%). Male gender and older age group were found statistically significant to be more non-compliant.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High cost of topical anti-glaucoma medications is the leading cause of non-compliance in our setup.</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Glaucoma, Non-compliance, Non-adherence.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology}, author={Nazli Gul, Omer Ilyas, Sanaullah Jan, Hina Khan, Yousaf Jamal Mahsood,}, year={2018}, month={Oct.} }