Remarkable reduction of precipitates on intraocular lenses by oral macrolide antibiotics

In the course of clinical practice, we noted that patients who had taken oral clarithromycin to treat bronchitis showed considerable reduction of intraocular lens (IOL) precipitates and subjective improvement in visual function. Thus far, methods for cleaning IOLs are limited to surgical intervention (eg, scraping or IOL extraction). Regardless of attempts to surgically clean IOLs by scraping, precipitates immediately return; therefore, IOL extraction and reimplantation remains the sole approach for recovery of visual function.
Source: Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research