Prescribing trends of glaucoma medication in Korea from 2007 to 2020: A nationwide population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Investigating long-term trends in glaucoma medication.

Methods

All patients diagnosed with glaucoma and prescribed glaucoma eye drops between 2007 and 2020 in Korea's Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database participated in this study. A weight was assigned to each prescription using the reciprocal of the total number of prescriptions received by the individual in that year. The number of patients who received each type of glaucoma eye drop prescription was calculated by summing the weights for each year.

Results

During the study period, prostaglandin analog eye drop monotherapy was the most frequently given type of glaucoma eye drop prescription. Until 2008, the second most frequently given type of glaucoma eye drop prescription was beta blocke

SUBMITTER: Na KI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11238952 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature