Use of collagen corneal shields in the treatment of bacterial keratitis

Mark R. Sawusch; Terrence P. O'Brien; James D. Dick; John D. Gottsch

doi:10.1016/0002-9394(88)90361-3

Use of collagen corneal shields in the treatment of bacterial keratitis

Mark R. Sawusch, Terrence P. O'Brien, James D. Dick, John D. Gottsch

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We used an animal model of Pseudomonas keratitis to compare treatment by topical tobramycin with and without the presence of a commercially available collagen corneal shield. Pilot studies showed a significant, 30-fold increase in penetration of tobramycin into the anterior chamber in eyes with a collagen shield in place. Twenty albino rabbit eyes were inoculated with P. aeruginosa to produce stromal keratitis. After 12 hours of topical tobramycin dosing, eyes with a collagen corneal shield in place had a statistically significant (P < .01) decrease in colony forming unit counts in comparison to treated eyes without a shield and control eyes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	279-281
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology
Volume	106
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9394(88)90361-3
State	Published - Sep 15 1988

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Sawusch, M. R., O'Brien, T. P., Dick, J. D., & Gottsch, J. D. (1988). Use of collagen corneal shields in the treatment of bacterial keratitis. American journal of ophthalmology, 106(15), 279-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9394(88)90361-3

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