EFFICACY OF TOPICAL CIPROFLOXACIN 0.3-PERCENT IN THE TREATMENT OF ULCERATIVE KERATITIS IN HUMANS

Authors
LEVEY SB KATZ HR LEVINE ES ABRAMS DA MARSH MJ
Citation
Sb. Levey et al., EFFICACY OF TOPICAL CIPROFLOXACIN 0.3-PERCENT IN THE TREATMENT OF ULCERATIVE KERATITIS IN HUMANS, Annals of ophthalmology. Glaucoma, 30(5), 1998, pp. 301-304
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Annals of ophthalmology. Glaucoma
ISSN journal
10794794 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
301 - 304
Database
ISI
SICI code
1079-4794(1998)30:5<301:EOTC0I>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We retrospectively reviewed 120 corneal ulcers seen at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore to determine whether topical ciprofloxacin 0.3% is as eff ective as multiple broad-spectrum formulated antibiotics in the treatm ent of ulcerative keratitis. The final vision was similar in both grou ps, hut the cipro group reepithelialized faster than the conventional therapy group. We therefore suggest that ciprofloxacin 0.3% as a singl e agent is effective in the treatment of ulcerative keratitis.