Ocular drug delivery systems: glaucoma patient perceptions from a German university hospital eye clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to report on glaucoma patients' beliefs and illness perceptions and to investigate their opinion on ocular drug delivery devices (ODD).

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study in a large tertiary-referral outpatient glaucoma clinic, with 102 patients. Validated anonymized questionnaires were used. We investigated the awareness and acceptance regarding ODD (contact lenses (CLs), punctal plugs (PPs), subconjunctival implants, anterior chamber (AC) injections, and drug-emitting stents) and looked at factors that could influence a patient's decision for having an ODD.

Results

Sixty-three patients (61.8%) confirmed they would rather have ODD than keep their eye-drops (38.2%). The most important factors influencing their decision were effective

SUBMITTER: Weber C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844344 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature