ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze how inappropriate pharmacotherapy use influences glaucoma progression in patients from Paraíba’s hinterlands. Methods: A field-based, quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted at the Frei Damião Specialty Center in Patos (PB), with 104 participants diagnosed with glaucoma. Patients unable to respond or who did not attend the appointments in the past 12 months were excluded. Data collection was conducted in person using three questionnaires: one on clinical and socioeconomic variables and two using the Morisky scale to assess […]

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the distribution of ophthalmologists across Brazilian regions to identify its association with hospital admission indicators for visual morbidities in 2021. Methods: This is an ecological study that used data from DATASUS and the Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia. Rates of ophthalmologists and hospital admissions per 100,000 inhabitants were calculated. Results: A higher concentration of ophthalmologists was found in the Southeast and South regions, while the North and Northeast showed proportionally higher rates of hospital admissions. An inverse […]