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Which one is better to prevent secondary infection, while recovering from hsv in the eye. gentamicin sulfate or ciprofloxacin hcl?

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Dr. John Jarstad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Either drop is good: Both Gentimycin and Cipro (ciprofloxacin)floxicin are pretty good antibiotics against the common bapathogens around the eye that cause secondary infections. Gentimycin is a little more toxic to the cornea than the Cipro (ciprofloxacin) but probably has fewer resistant bacteria because we dont use it much anymore. I still use gentimycin after all routine cataract surgeries and after 25 years and over 20,000 ops - no infections

Answered 5/3/2015

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