Faut-il une éducation thérapeutique des patients atteints de glaucome à angle ouvert ? Enquête préliminaire des connaissances et de l'observance auprès des patients

Cognitive knowledge is insufficient to encourage the patient to comply with treatment. It is necessary to consider therapeutic patient education (TPE) techniques, such as described by WHO, in group and/or individual sessions, aimed at building the patient's confidence that treatment can delay the progression of the disease and blindness, strengthening his/her capacity to properly administer the eye drops, managing his/her treatment and coping with frequent side effects. Within this framework, our knowledge of the patients' representations of their glaucoma and its treatment must improve.