A prospective study demonstrating the effect of 5% povidone-iodine application for anterior segment intraocular surgery in Paraguay

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Lorena P. Quiroga · IPS Central

Van Charles Lansingh · Instituto de la Visión

Florentina Laspina · Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Margarita Samudio · Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Jenny Stanley · Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Herminia Miño de Kaspar · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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Abstract

Conjunctival irrigation with a 5% povidone-iodine solution effectively reduces conjunctival flora and is therefore strongly recommended as a means of preventing postsurgical endophthalmitis following cataract surgery.

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Ocular Infections and Treatments Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Corneal surgery and disorders

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Published in: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volume 73, Issue 2, pp. 125-128

DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492010000200005

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A prospective study demonstrating the effect of 5% povidone-iodine application for anterior segment intraocular surgery in Paraguay

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