All India Ophthalmological Society members survey results: Cataract surgery antibiotic prophylaxis current practice pattern 2017

Conclusion: The antibiotic prophylaxis practice by the Indian ophthalmologists is not too dissimilar from the practice in North American Ophthalmologists (ASCRS) though all ophthalmologists in India must be nudged to preoperative preparation of the eye with povidone-iodine and discontinue the practice of postoperative subconjunctival and systemic antibiotic.

Source: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - May 22, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Prafulla Kumar Maharana Jay K Chhablani Tara Prasad Das Atul Kumar Namrata Sharma Source Type: research