In the fight against antibiotic resistance, ophthalmologists play an important role and are called to join the Re-SOLVE Antibiotic Resistance initiative launched by Santen.
“We perform on average 4.5 million cataract surgeries per year, and up to 97% of us use postoperative antibiotics. That comes out to several million days per year of antibiotic exposure to bugs, which can then develop resistance,” Ali Mearza, MBBS, FRCOphth, consultant ophthalmic surgeon and director of Ophthalmic Consultants of London, said.
In a campaign launched in October, Santen joined forces with
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