Effectiveness of intraoperative iodine in cataract surgery: cleanliness of the surgical field without preoperative topical antibiotics

ConclusionsThe cleanliness of the operative field without using topical antibiotics was revealed to be equivalent to that of the conventional method (using preoperative antibiotics without intraoperative iodine) as long as intraoperative iodine was used.
Source: Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research