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Effect of Proview self-tonometry on pharmaceutical compliance.Lievens CW, Gunvant P, Newman J, Gerstner M, Simpson C Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. clievens@sco.edu AIM: To evaluate changes in patient compliance with medical treatment while using the Proview Eye Pressure Monitor. METHODS: A crossover study design was used to compare the compliance of patients with established use of topical medication to lower intraocular pressure in the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma. Thirty-two patients currently managed with latanoprost 0.005%, brimonidine 0.15%, travoprost 0.004% or bimatoprost 0.03% as monotherapy or in combination were randomly assigned to two study groups. Group 1 was instructed in the use of Proview Eye Pressure Monitor three times daily for 30 days as an adjunct to the glaucoma regimen. Group 2 was observed with no change in the patients' treatment regimen during this phase of study. A crossover occurred at 30 days. Compliance was monitored by assigning new bottles of topical medication during each phase of study. Bottles were weighed with a Mettler balance (Mettler Toledo Co.) at the initiation and completion of each phase. The changes in bottle-weight determined the amount of medication consumed by each patient for each phase of the study. The weights were analysed to estimate changes in compliance. RESULTS: A paired samples Student t-test compared the consumed bottle weights with and without Proview Eye Pressure Monitor usage. No statistical significance or trend was identifiable (p = 0.98). Use of the Proview Eye Pressure Monitor did not significantly change compliance with adjunct eye drop medication. CONCLUSION: The use of the Proview Eye Pressure Monitor use did not improve but appeared to hinder compliance with glaucoma treatment in this study. Published 9 October 2006 in Clin Exp Optom, 89(6): 381-5.
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