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Br J Ophthalmol 84:300-302 doi:10.1136/bjo.84.3.300
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Intraocular penetration of vancomycin eye drops after application to the medial canthus with closed lids

Table 2

Correlation among sex, iris colour, and eye laterality and the aqueous humour concentration of vancomycin

Variable Vancomycin concentration (μg/ml) (mean (SD))
Closed method Open method
Sex
 Male 1.37  (1.05) (n=15) 1.81  (1.55) (n=12)
 Female 1.64  (1.19) (n=12) 2.25  (2.2) (n=14)
 p Value 0.548 0.563
Iris colour
 Dark 1.4  (0.92) (n=20) 2.24  (1.99) (n=21)
 Light 1.75  (1.57) (n=7) 1.22  (1.35) (n=5)
 p Value 0.591 0.205
Eye
 Right 2.04  (1.46) (n=8) 2.01  (0.34) (n=14)
 Left 1.25  (0.85) (n=19) 2.11  (2.4)  n=12)
 p Value 0.189 0.902

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