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Abstract #22244 Published in IGR 10-4
The physician-patient relationship in glaucoma
Hamelin NJournal Français d'Ophtalmologie 2008; 31: S39-S44
Healthcare of chronic pathologies, especially in glaucoma, which is asymptomatic for a long period of time, is based on a good, confident relationship between physicians and patients. This relationship has to be created, maintained, and reinforced throughout follow-up. The patient's information source is to a large extent the physician, who must provide all the necessary information concerning the disease, including the definition, prognosis, follow-up, and treatment. How the information is transmitted should be personally adapted to patients, taking into account their own and their family's psychological reactions. It is also important to keep in mind the factors influencing poor compliance when talking to our patients. LA: French
Dr. N. Hamelin, Centre du glaucome, Centre hospitalier national d'ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, 28, rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France
