Best way to prevent infection after cataract surgery is -
Antibiotics
Yebrows shaving
Through irrigation
None of the above
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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