Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients and Prescribed Glaucoma Medications
| Characteristic | Finding |
|---|---|
| Sex, No. | |
| Male | 24 |
| Female | 22 |
| Race, No. | |
| White | 30 |
| African American | 13 |
| Other | 3 |
| Age, y | |
| Mean (SD) | 10.8 (3.6) |
| Median (range) | 10 (5–17) |
| No. of prescribed topical glaucoma medications, | |
| Mean (SD) | 2.0 (0.9) |
| Median (range) | 2 (1–4) |
| Prescribed dosing intervals of medications, No. of medications (No. of patients)a | |
| Once daily | 30 (26) |
| Twice daily | 55 (36) |
| 3 times daily | 4 (3) |
a
The total number of medications in the study with the stated dosing frequency (the total number of patients in the study prescribed medications with the stated dosing frequency [patients counted more than once if prescribed more than 1 medication with disparate dosing frequency]).