Safety, efficacy of corneal transplant procedure confirmed; an antibiotic can cause double vision
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 00:14
in Health & Medicine
SAN FRANCISCO, CA?Highlights of September's Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy), include a 2009 review by the Academy of the safety and efficacy of a widely used corneal transplant procedure and a warning about an unusual but serious reaction to systemic fluroquinolones, a class of antibiotics used to treat a variety of bacterial infections.