TORRES VICTOR EDUARDO ROQUE
Artículos
Título:
Eye drop Self-medication: Comparative Questionnaire-based study of two Latin American cities.
Autor/es:
MARQUEZ, GABRIEL; HILDEGARD PIÑEROS-HEILBRON; VICTORIA M. SANCHEZ; VICTOR E. TORRES
Revista:
Journal of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology
Editorial:
OMICS Publishing Group
Referencias:
Año: 2014 vol. 5 p. 1 - 1
ISSN:
2155-9570
Resumen:
ackground:A broad spectrum of ocular symptoms are treated by self-medication with commercial eye-drops. This behavior threatens individuals' visual health. In Latin America, evidence is poor.Objective: To detect, characterize and compare patterns of ophthalmic self-medication between Córdoba (Argentina) and Barranquilla (Colombia).Design: Analytic, cross-sectional and comparative population-based study. Setting: Two private tertiary care ophthalmology centers from Córdoba, Argentina, and Barranquilla, Colombia.Participants: Patients 18 years of age or older who consulted for the first time in this two institutions duringAugust-November 2009, were included. A number of 570 patients were enrrolled.Methods: Data collected through a semi-structured questionnaire. Main outcome measure: To determine thefrequency of self-medication
