The eye wipes with polyhexanide (HexaClean) in preoperative prophylaxis of cataract surgery

Abstract

This article is available in open access under Creative Common Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license, allowing to download articles and share them with others as long as they credit the authors and the publisher, but without permission to change them in any way or use them commercially IntroductIonThe eye, an extremely sensitive organ, is constantly exposed to harmful environmental agents, especially infectious pathogens. The eyelid margin, conjunctiva, and tear film are often a habitat for potentially dangerous microorganisms, which can