Open AccessEffectiveness of liposomal ozonized oil in reducing ocular microbial flora in patients undergoing cataract surgery
Author(s) -
Leopoldo Spadea,
Elisa Zanotto,
Rossana Cavallo,
Giuseppe Campagna,
Maria Ilaria Giannico,
Ciro Costagliola,
Eloom Study Investigators
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cataract and refractive surgery/journal of cataract and refractive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.678
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1873-4502
pISSN - 0886-3350
DOI - 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000672
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial , staphylococcus epidermidis , endophthalmitis , surgery , cataract surgery , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , biology
To evaluate the antimicrobial effectiveness of a liposomal ozonized oil solution used as a home therapy in patients undergoing cataract surgery. Antimicrobial efficacy was evaluated as the reduction in the bacterial load of the most common bacteria isolated from cases with endophthalmitis.