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Does ciloxan (ciprofloxacin) ointment help heal or make scratched cornea worse?

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Neither: A scratched cornea heals the same with or without the antibiotic ointment. The ointment is to reduce the risk of getting an infection.

Answered 1/16/2014

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