Optometry

• Beyond ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin: the future of antibiotics

• Primary Care Optometry News, July 2001
• The increasing incidence of microbial resistance to fluoroquinolones and a search for improved gram-negative coverage is prompting clinical studies of new...More »

• Allergy treatment: remember the standbys, consider the newer agents

• Primary Care Optometry News, February 2001
• With nearly 20 prescription therapies for ocular allergy approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it is becoming more and more challenging for...More »

• Fluoroquinolones: is there a need to choose?

• Primary Care Optometry News, July 2000
• Practitioners can consult an abundance of studies when deciding which topical ophthalmic fluoroquinolone to use, but many wonder whether the choice is a...More »

• New anti-infectives under development will boast broader spectrum activity

• Primary Care Optometry News, July 2000
• While fluoroquinolones have surpassed aminoglycosides and antibiotics as many practitioners’ first choice for the treatment of ocular infections,...More »

• True extent of NSAID problems now becoming clearer

• Primary Care Optometry News, March 2000
• An August 1999 warning about corneal problems with topical ophthalmic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) kicked off a chain reaction of...More »

• Alcon recalls its generic diclofenac

• Primary Care Optometry News, November 1999
• FORT WORTH, Texas — Alcon Laboratories Inc. and its affiliate Falcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. recalled its diclofenac sodium ophthalmic solution 0.1%, a...More »

• Povidone-iodine is safe and effective against adenoviral conjunctivitis, study says

• Primary Care Optometry News, September 1999
• WILMINGTON, Del. — Povidone-iodine, which has long been used as a disinfectant to reduce bacterial colony counts, can be used for presumed adenovirus and...More »

• Consider age, weight when using diagnostic, therapeutic agents in children

• Primary Care Optometry News, August 1999
  Michael J. Trad, OD
• When infants and children are examined in the optometric office, a number of considerations must be made before using diagnostic drugs and prescribing...More »

• Reserve fluoroquinolones for corneal infections

• Primary Care Optometry News, July 1999
• Fluoroquinolones, the latest and possibly last generation of antibiotic agents, offer practitioners a tool in their armamentarium that covers a wide range...More »

• Level of infection dictates choice of topical vs. systemic anti-infective

• Primary Care Optometry News, July 1999
• While topical medications are often sufficient for treating various ocular infections, certain conditions warrant the use of systemic anti-infectives....More »

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