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Dexamethasone in the complex treatment of Chlamydial conjunctivitis
1Department of viral and allergic eye diseases, Moscow Helmholtz Institute of Ophthalmology, Russia.
Abstract:
A study was performed on 321 patients with paratrachoma: acute follicular conjunctivitis-189, subacute-132. The first group of patients (108) received 1% Tetracycline ointment 4 to 5 times daily, the second group (103 patients)-1% Tetracycline ointment + 0.1% Dexamethasone eye drops, the third group (110 patients)-Eubetal ointment (tetracycline 0.5%, betamethasone 0.1%, chloramphenicol 1%, colistin). Therapeutic efficacy was higher in groups were antibiotics combined with corticosteroids. Cured in 4 weeks in group I-46.3%, in group II-72.8%, in group III-71.8%, cured in 6 weeks-75.9%, 88.3% and 86.4% respectively.