Best way to prevent infection after cataract surgery is –
Correct Answer: Antibiotics
Description: The most impoant source of potentil infectious organisms is the patient's own natural conjunctival and skin flora. So, prophylactic antibiotic should adequately cover these organisms. The pre- operative topical antibiotic should be staed 3 days prior to sugery. Preferred antibiotics are fouh generaion fluoroquinolones (gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin). Other antibiotics are aminoglycosides, traditional fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin) and gramicidin- neomycin - polymyxin B combinatin. (Ref: Yanoff; Jay S. Duker 2009 Ophthalmology 3rd/e p.416-419)
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