title: [Antibiotic therapy in ophthalmology].
abstract: Eye drops containing antibiotics are more and more numerous, we prescribe them more and more frequently. We found it interesting first to gather in six lists all antibiotics used locally in ophthalmology and to study for everyone its bacterial spectrum. After that we see which bacteria are most frequently met by ophthalmologists and when (presurgery examination, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, chalazion, meibomianitis, sty, corneal ulcer, lens infection). All this helps the ophthalmologist to choose the antibiotic he prescribes before the bacteriological specimen, with high confidence. At last, we sum up the little that is presently known about penetration of antibiotics into the eye.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000378:metabolism; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology; D004058:Diffusion; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005123:Eye / Q000378:metabolism; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013754:Tetracyclines
vernacular_title: L'antibiothérapie en ophtalmologie.