In dogs with uncomplicated corneal ulcers, do antibacterial eye drops reduce the risk of infection?

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2021-11-17

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v6i4.389

Abstract

PICO question

In dogs with uncomplicated corneal ulcers does treatment with prophylactic antibacterial eye drops reduce the risk of secondary infection when compared to no treatment with prophylactic antibacterial eye drops?

 

Clinical bottom line

Category of research question

Treatment

The number and type of study designs reviewed

Zero

Strength of evidence

Zero

Outcomes reported

None

Conclusion

There were no published papers found to address the PICO

 

How to apply this evidence in practice

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References

Maggs, D. J., Miller, P. E. & Ofri, R. (2018). Slatter’s Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology (6th ed.). Elsevier.

Vol. 6 No. 4 (2021): The fourth issue of 2021

Section: Knowledge Summaries

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