Studies have been performed regarding patient compliance. I am not surprised that the results have shown compliance is enhanced by effective patient education. The quality of the physician/patient relationship and education of the patient regarding the disease are of tantamount importance. I have been stressing this for years in my practice, and have developed a…
“PRESSURE” AND GLAUCOMA, ARE THEY THE SAME?
The most common and basic educational problem I face as a glaucoma specialist is to make the distinction for the patient between intraocular “pressure,” and the disease of glaucoma itself. Forty or so years ago if a patient had an intraocular pressure above “normal” they were considered to have glaucoma, and conversely, if the pressure…
THE HIDDEN QUESTION: “Am I Going Blind?”
In my 20 years of treating patients with glaucoma, I have come to realize that this question, “Am I going blind?” is a concern for almost every patient who has glaucoma. This question is not directly asked by the patient or addressed by the doctor. Most patients seem to be waiting for me to shake…