[Bioavailability of antibiotics].

To be effective, an antibiotic must achieve therapeutic concentrations at the site of infection. This article is a review on the bioavailability of local and systemic antibiotics. Amongst topical antibiotics, fluoroquinolones and fusidic acid have the best intra-corneal and intra-cameral penetration.

[Thiotepa eyedrops for prevention of pterygium recurrence: 18 years of use].

Purpose: To analyze effectiveness and side effects of thiotepa eyedrops utilized to prevent postoperative pterygium recurrence, with a retrospective study allowing a long follow-up.

Methods: This work deals with 64 cases of pterygium, among them 8 were recurrent. Only growing or very important pterygiums were operated on (14 cases were reaching the pupillary area).

[Minima corticoid eyedrops in inflammatory outbreak of herpetic keratitis].

Seven patients having repeated inflammatory relapses of herpes simplex keratitis have been treated by small dosages of steroid eyedrops (from 0.25% prednisolone once a week to 1% prednisolone once a day). In these patients these doses were almost always sufficient.