Beating Bacteria to Prevent Post-LASIK Infections
Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 22:35
in Health & Medicine
Since bacteria mutate frequently and become resistant to new antibiotics, ophthalmic researchers are on a continuous quest to identify the worst offenders and best treatments. Infections occur rarely in LASIK patients, but data show rates are slowly rising.
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