Publications by authors named "Ervin N Fang"
Prcis: Modeling of visual field and pharmacy data (Kaiser Permanente, 2001 to 2014) from open-angle/pseudoexfoliation glaucoma patients in clinical practice indicated a significant inverse association between the level of medication adherence and rate of visual field progression.
Purpose: The aim was to quantify the effect of nonadherence to topical hypotensive medication on glaucomatous visual field progression in clinical practice.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of combined visual field and pharmacy data from Kaiser Permanente Southern California's HealthConnect electronic health record database.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to analyze how well glaucoma patients adhered to their medication using data from Kaiser Permanente Southern California between 2005 and 2009.
- - Among the 17,943 diagnosed patients, 71% maintained eligibility for five years, with notable age and demographic differences in adherence levels; older, predominantly female, white patients showed higher adherence.
- - The results indicated a bimodal distribution of medication adherence, suggesting that different methods should be used to analyze adherence across varied patient groups rather than relying on standard statistical measures.
Objective: To report percentage of patients who present with glaucomatous risk factors (RFs) and determine average cumulative 5-year glaucoma progression risk in a subset of ocular hypertensive patients using the Ocular Hypertension Study (OHTS) predictive risk scoring system.
Study Design: A retrospective chart review of patients treated at a large ophthalmology clinic for International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision glaucoma-related diagnoses.
Methods: Medical records were screened for demographic, clinical, and ocular RFs.