AIM: To estimate the influence of psychological health intervention on the medical compliance and recurrence of glaucoma patients.

METHODS: Forty-eight patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma were enrolled and randomly classified into intervention group and control group. Patients in intervention group were treated with common surgery-drug treatment, mental health education and behavior therapy at the same time, and those in control group were treated with common surgery-drug treatment. After 2 years psychological health intervention, the patients were examined to determine their compliance and recurrence rates.

RESULTS: The medical compliance of patients in intervention group was higher than that in control group. The recurrence rates of patients in intervention group were lower than that in control group. There were significant difference between two groups(χ²=11.429, P<0.01; χ²=14.667, P<0.01).

CONCLUSION: Mental health education and behavior therapy could significantly increase the medical compliance of glaucoma patients and reduce the rates of recurrence.