USE OF POVIDONE-IODINE IN THE TREATMENT OF PRESUMPTIVE ADENOVIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS

Authors
ABEL R ABEL AD
Citation
R. Abel et Ad. Abel, USE OF POVIDONE-IODINE IN THE TREATMENT OF PRESUMPTIVE ADENOVIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, Annals of ophthalmology. Glaucoma, 30(6), 1998, pp. 341-343
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Annals of ophthalmology. Glaucoma
ISSN journal
10794794 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
341 - 343
Database
ISI
SICI code
1079-4794(1998)30:6<341:UOPITT>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of p ovidone-iodine (Betadine solution) in the treatment of presumptive ade noviral keratoconjunctivitis. Thirty-six patients who presented with c lassic symptomatology were treated with Betadine (either 10% solution hy swab or 5% solution as drops). Marked clinical improvement was obse rved in 34 patients within 48 hours, without concomitant therapy Povid one-iodine should he recommended as a standard treatment for adenoviru s ocular infections.