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Current Pattern Treatment of Hordeolum by Ophthalmologists in Thailand
Panicharoen C 
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Hirunwiwatkul P
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Hirunwiwatkul P Objective: To assess the current pattern of treatment among ophthalmologists in Thailand.
Material and Method: A two-page Thai questionnaire was distributed to Thai ophthalmologists’ annual meeting. Other questionnaires were sent to the eye institute or conducted by telephone interviews.
Results: Five hundred one physicians participated in the present study (49.17%). Warm compression usage was suggested (n = 459; 91.62%). The prescription before I&C was combined topical and oral antibiotics, only oral antibiotics (n = 12; 2.4%), or no oral antibiotics (n = 21; 4.19%). I&C was performed only in cases with flocculated mass in irrespective size (n = 271; 54%), mass size of 4.47 (range 2-10 mm) (n = 124; 24.76%), or requested by patients (n = 13; 2.59%). The prescription after I&C was combined topical and oral antibiotics, no oral antibiotics (n = 74; 14.77%), or no antibiotics at all (n = 14; 2.79%).
Conclusion: Warm compression was commonly used. I&C was administered if there was flocculated mass. Antibiotics usage before and after I&C was the same. First choice antibiotics were combination of neomycin, polymyxin, and gramicidine eye drop, chloramphenicol eye ointment, and oral dicloxacillin.
Keywords: Hordeolum, Antibiotics, Hordeolum treatment, Ophthalmologist, I&C, Questionnaires
Material and Method: A two-page Thai questionnaire was distributed to Thai ophthalmologists’ annual meeting. Other questionnaires were sent to the eye institute or conducted by telephone interviews.
Results: Five hundred one physicians participated in the present study (49.17%). Warm compression usage was suggested (n = 459; 91.62%). The prescription before I&C was combined topical and oral antibiotics, only oral antibiotics (n = 12; 2.4%), or no oral antibiotics (n = 21; 4.19%). I&C was performed only in cases with flocculated mass in irrespective size (n = 271; 54%), mass size of 4.47 (range 2-10 mm) (n = 124; 24.76%), or requested by patients (n = 13; 2.59%). The prescription after I&C was combined topical and oral antibiotics, no oral antibiotics (n = 74; 14.77%), or no antibiotics at all (n = 14; 2.79%).
Conclusion: Warm compression was commonly used. I&C was administered if there was flocculated mass. Antibiotics usage before and after I&C was the same. First choice antibiotics were combination of neomycin, polymyxin, and gramicidine eye drop, chloramphenicol eye ointment, and oral dicloxacillin.
Keywords: Hordeolum, Antibiotics, Hordeolum treatment, Ophthalmologist, I&C, Questionnaires
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