In many european countries a singe intra eye injection of cefuroxime is used
instead of multiple topical antibiotic drops.There seems to be no doubt in
the eye surgery literature that this "intracameral" injection is very effective
reducing the risk of infection by some 4 or 5 fold and seeminly make the use
of post op antibiotic eye drops unnecessary
So why in Europe and not in US? It may have to do with the lack of availablity
of an intra ocular injection form of cefuroxime in US and the drug company profit from
dispensing lots of eye drops.
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