Open AccessRisk of corneal epithelial defects with and without postoperative erythromycin ointment after laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity
Author(s) -
Hirah Khan,
Apoorv Chebolu,
A. Richards,
Gerard P. Barry
Publication year - 2021
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/ijo.ijo_216_21
Subject(s) - medicine , retinopathy of prematurity , erythromycin , ophthalmology , fluorescein , cornea , surgery , retrospective cohort study , gestational age , antibiotics , pregnancy , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics , microbiology and biotechnology , fluorescence , biology
We aim to compare the incidence of corneal epithelial defects after laser for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) with and without the use of postoperative erythromycin ointment.