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For people who know about eye infections? what is benefit of steroid with tobra?

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Combination effect: Tobramycin is commonly mixed with a steroid (usually dexamethasone) so that the effect on eye infection/inflammation is a joint effort of the two products. The tobramycin is a potent topical antibiotic effective against many bacteria. It will not treat viral eye infections. Your prescribing ophthalmologist can tell you why this is being given.

Answered 10/3/2016

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