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VIDEO: Surveillance data help steer choice of antibiotics

Issue: May 2016

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SEATTLE — At the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting, Penny A. Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, advises ophthalmologists to "pick wisely" when choosing antibiotics for their patients. More than 30% of Staphylococcus aureus is antibiotic resistant, she said, and keeping abreast of nationwide surveillance data, such as that reported in the ARMOR study, can help ophthalmologists initially decide which antibiotic is appropriate.