Background: Glaucoma is considered the second most common cause of blindness in patients above the age of 50. Lack of adherence to glaucoma medications frequently results in undesirable complications, specifically blindness and disability.
Purpose: The study's objectives are to evaluate the level of adherence to glaucoma topical medications and factors associated with adherence to glaucoma medications.
Endophthalmitis, an intraocular infection, may lead to irreversible loss of vision. Antimicrobial chemotherapy is prescribed prior to ocular surgical procedures to avoid endophthalmitis. Fluoroquinolones are the most commonly prescribed and used antibiotics during such procedures.
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