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A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison of 5 % against 1.25 % povidone-iodine solution in preoperative antisepsis for strabismus surgery in young children.

To compare the efficacy of 5 % vs. 1.25 % povidone-iodine (PI) as preoperative antiseptic prior to strabismus surgery in children as a prophylaxis of endophthalmitis. Given the low rate of endophthalmitis the conjunctival bacterial flora rate is…