TY - JOUR AU - Johnson, Sery AU - Gordon-Evans, Wanda PY - 2021/11/17 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - In dogs with uncomplicated corneal ulcers, do antibacterial eye drops reduce the risk of infection? JF - Veterinary Evidence JA - VE VL - 6 IS - 4 SE - Knowledge Summaries DO - 10.18849/ve.v6i4.389 UR - https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/389 SP - AB - <p><strong>PICO question</strong></p><p>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?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clinical bottom line</strong></p><p><strong>Category of research question</strong></p><p>Treatment</p><p><strong>The number and type of study designs reviewed</strong></p><p>Zero</p><p><strong>Strength of evidence</strong></p><p>Zero</p><p><strong>Outcomes reported</strong></p><p>None</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p><p>There were no published papers found to address the PICO</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://learn.rcvsknowledge.org/course/view.php?id=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to apply this evidence in practice</a></span></p><p>The application of evidence into practice should take into account multiple factors, not limited to: individual clinical expertise, patient’s circumstances and owners’ values, country, location or clinic where you work, the individual case in front of you, the availability of therapies and resources.</p><p>Knowledge Summaries are a resource to help reinforce or inform decision making. They do not override the responsibility or judgement of the practitioner to do what is best for the animal in their care.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/oa-icon.jpg" alt="Open Access"> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/pr-icon.jpg" alt="Peer Reviewed"></p> ER -