Open AccessEfficacy of intraoperative vancomycin in irrigating solutions on aqueous contamination during phacoemulsification
Author(s) -
Renuka Srinivasan,
Arvind Gupta,
Subashini Kaliaperumal,
R Babu,
Senthil Kumar Thimmarayan,
Harish Narasimha Belgode
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.42417
Subject(s) - medicine , phacoemulsification , contamination , vancomycin , anesthesia , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , visual acuity , bacteria , biology , ecology
To study the efficacy of adding vancomycin in irrigating solutions, in comparison to topical antibiotic given preoperatively for a day, during phacoemulsification, in reducing the anterior chamber (AC) contamination.