Ways through which the ‘sneak–thief of sight, slips away – an analysis of non–compliance

Dr. Tariq Ahmed; Dr. Rashmi S.; Dr. Rashmi Jain; Dr Vidya Hegde; Dr. Anupama B

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Ways through which the ‘sneak–thief of sight, slips away – an analysis of non–compliance

Dr. Tariq Ahmed, Dr. Rashmi S. , Dr. Rashmi Jain, Dr Vidya Hegde, Dr. Anupama B

Abstract :

Good adherence to treatment and regular follow up visits are important in a glaucoma patient to prevent blindness. This is a questionnaire based cross sectional study which assessed why the follow–up visits are not very satisfactory. The most common factors associated with non–compliance were financial constraints, patient not realising the importance of follow up visits and forgetting the dates. Elderly patients with low education levels and with co morbidities had poor compliance. Better health advocacy, good patient counselling and creating reminders can be good measures to improve the compliance with follow–up visits.