A 31-year-old member asked:
is garamycin (gentamicin) used for pink eye?
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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered
Ophthalmology 52 years experience
Sometimes: Most pink eye is viral and garamycin (gentamicin), (gentamicin) a good anti bacterial, will have no positive effect. Sometimes it can be bacterial and garamycin (gentamicin) can be helpful.
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