[Chloramphenicol in ophthalmic practice (author's transl)].

The use of chloramphenicol is the cause of much controversy. In general medical practice this antibiotic is considered toxic and dangerous therefore its indications are very narrow and limited. In ophthalmic practice chloramphenicol is used very often and with considerable beneficial effect. Its main advantages are a broad spectrum and a very high intraocular concentration. A series of 34 acute conjunctivitides were treated with chloramphenicol solution with succes. The causative organisms were Pneumcoccus and Staphylococcus aurels.