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Treatment regimens used for infectious ocular diseases by community-based and academic ophthalmologists were compared. A mail survey asked about antimicrobial choices for serious keratitis, conjunctivitis, and blepharitis; presurgical and postsurgical prophylaxis; use of antibiotics and steroids for treatment of acute adenovirus conjunctivitis; and use of chloramphenicol. Responses were returned by 177 community-based and 84 academic ophthalmologists. Community ophthalmologists generally paralleled academic ophthalmologists in their treatment choices.
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Kowalski, R.P., Foulks, G.N. & Gordon, Y.J. Comparison of treatment regimens for ocular infections: Community vs academic practice. Ann Ophthalmol 32, 295–300 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-000-0085-3
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