Investigations were performed in rabbits which were given gentamycin intramuscularly and subconjunctivally. After subconjunctival application gentamycin passes quickly into the eye and its therapeutical level persists up to 1 hour. After intramuscular injection gentamycin is passing slower into the aqueous but persists there longer (the therapeutical level--up to 5.5 hours).
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