MEDICATION ADHERENCE

Patients frequently struggle with adherence to prescribed medications and this can adversely affect the disease process.  Kellogg Eye Center researchers are actively studying rates of adherence, reasons for non-adherence, and methods to improve patients’ adherence with their medications.

Publications

December 2017
Barriers to Attending Eye Appointments among Underserved Adults
Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research
Featured Faculty:
Maria A. Woodward, MD, Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD, MS
July 2016
Why patients with glaucoma lose vision: The patient perspective
Journal of Glaucoma
Featured Faculty:
Paul P. Lee, MD, JD, Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD, MS, Roni M. Shtein, MD, MS
October 2015
Patterns of glaucoma medication adherence over four years of follow-up
Ophthalmology
Featured Faculty:
Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, Karen Farris, PhD, Michele Heisler, MD, MPH, Paul P. Lee, MD, JD, Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD, MS
July 2015
The most common barriers to glaucoma medication adherence: a cross-sectional survey
Ophthalmology
Featured Faculty:
Karen Farris, PhD, Michele Heisler, MD, MPH, Paul P. Lee, MD, JD, Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD, MS
April 2015
Impact of the introduction of generic latanoprost on glaucoma medication adherence
Ophthalmology
Featured Faculty:
Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, Nidhi Talwar