The use of penicillin in ophthalmology has led to the rapid and successful treatment of many acute bacterial infections, and the risk of intraocular.infection following injuries has been lessened.The following report of a series of cases treated with this drug at an R.A.F.hospital is presented in substantiation of these remarks.Before giving details of the cases it is necessary to outline briefly: (1) the principles of the treatment; (2) the types of ocular infection suitable for treatment; (3) the methods of application and dosage; (4) the assessment of the results. Principles of TreatmentPenicillin is admirably suited for surface application, and can be used in the form of drops in ophthalmic work.It is found that only small quantities need be employed: doses in the order of 1,000 units are sufficient to treat many cases.The drug has been used in the form of the calcium or sodium salt; both have been well tolerated in the eyes, and have been
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G. T. Willoughby Cashell (1944) studied this question.