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Eye Prophylaxis

Eye Prophylaxis is a clinical preventive intervention involving the topical application of antimicrobial agents to the newborn’s eyes immediately after birth to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum caused by bacterial pathogens such as *Neisseria gonorrhoeae* and *Chlamydia trachomatis*.

89

Publications

3.9K

Citations

316

Authors

139

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

10

Variants

Neonatal Eye ProphylaxisOphthalmia Neonatorum Prophylaxis

Parents

Publications

89

Prophylaxis of Endophthalmitis with Topical Povidone-iodine

Mark G. Speaker, Jerry Menikoff · Ophthalmology · 1991 · 576 citations

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A Controlled Trial of Povidone–Iodine as Prophylaxis against Ophthalmia Neonatorum

Sherwin J. Isenberg, Leonard Apt, Mark A. Wood · New England Journal of Medicine · 1995 · 202 citations

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Incidence of Endophthalmitis and Use of Antibiotic Prophylaxis after Intravitreal Injections

Crystal S.Y. Cheung, Amanda W.T. Wong, Alex Lui et al. · Ophthalmology · 2012 · 197 citations

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Efficacy of Neonatal Ocular Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Conjunctivitis

Margaret R. Hammerschlag, Cynthia Cummings, Patricia M. Roblin et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1989 · 169 citations

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The Role of Topical Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injection

Philip Storey, Michael Dollin, John D. Pitcher et al. · Ophthalmology · 2013 · 164 citations

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Authors

316

  1. MR
    Margaret R. Hammerschlag

    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, United States

    7 publications · 543 citations

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  2. SJ
    Sherwin J. Isenberg

    UCLA Medical Center, United States

    3 publications · 291 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. LL
    Louis Lehrfeld

    Philadelphia University, United States

    3 publications · 39 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. JT
    J. Thomas Grayston

    University of Washington, United States

    3 publications · 136 citations

    3

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  5. TA
    Thomas A. Bell

    North Carolina State University, United States

    3 publications · 136 citations

    3

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Institutions

139

  1. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

    Brooklyn, United States

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    5 h-index

    24 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    274 citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    207 citations

  5. UCLA Medical Center

    Santa Monica, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    710 citations

  6. Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

    Torrance, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    508 citations

  7. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    111 citations

  8. Chung Shan Medical University Hospital

    Taichung, Taiwan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    87 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 10 publications · 345 citations

    10

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  2. Journal of the American Medical Association

    7 publications · 141 citations

    7

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  3. American Journal of Ophthalmology

    6 publications · 247 citations

    6

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  4. PEDIATRICS

    5 publications · 174 citations

    5

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  5. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

    PIDJ · 5 publications · 185 citations

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