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Q: Corneal Abrasion
asked by: rhoneyo on March 11th, 2004
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Mrs. A., a 45 year old female was raking leaves in her yard when she accidently scratched her cornea as she pick up a pile of brush. Although her eye was quite painful, she did not seek medical attention. Instead, she used some eye drops her husband received the year before when he had cataract surgery. After 3 days of using the eye drops, mrs. A eye was even more painful and had become red. Her entire eye orbital was swollen and her vision was affected. Finally, on day 4, mrs. A. Saw her eye doctor, who suspected an infection and swabbed her eye. Because mrs. A brought the eye drops along, the doctor plated a sample of the eye drop. My question is what kind of infection does mrs . Have and how should it be treated
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mike101
replied on March 11th, 2004
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The two most common eye drops prescribed after cataract surgery are dexamethasone and chloramphenicol.

Both drugs have an open shelf life of 2 to 3 weeks, after which they should be disgarded.

If an infection is visible under split lamp inspection, most doctors will prescribe a fresh course of chloromycetin and possibly toprex eye oinment.

It is also often recommended that patients keep their eye covered until the infection is under control.

Mike
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