Dr. Francis Mah Reviews Anti-Microbial Therapies at the 2007 AAO Meeting

Francis Mah, MD reviews his presentation regarding ocular immunology in a discussion with David Goldman, MD, Refractive Editor of OphthalmologyWeb. Dr. Mah comments on prophylactic intracameral antiobiotic use in the cataract setting and TASS complications from the inflammatory response. Dr. Mah suggested that the short and long term complications of anterior segment injections intra-operatively need to be further studied. Pre-operative antibiotic use is also discussed. Topical antibiotic use in cataract surgery is not supported by the literature. Even so 98% of surgeons, as reported by a recent ASCRS survey, use (Read more...)

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