surface immediately before surgery and an intraoperative injection of
intraocular antibiotics are the only definitive ways to reduce the risk
of endophthalmitis, an inflammation in the eye that's typically caused
by infection.
Intraocular antibiotic
injections are a drop-
less, convenient and
cost-effective option
for patients. They
eliminate the need for
pre- and post-op
antibiotic drops, and
let patients avoid the
arduous task of com-
plying with a post-op
regimen of 90-plus
antibiotic eye drops.
It's a marathon treat-
ment that many
patients don't com-
plete.
Dr. Boyd decided to
go dropless a year ago
after reading about the
technique on the
online forum of the
American Society of
Cataract and
Refractive Surgery.
Surgeons touted the
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