
Twice-daily clobetasol 0.05% cleared cells in 26.5% vs 8.6% of patients and pain in 75.1% vs 32.4% after cataract surgery, with no added endothelial cell loss.

Matt Hoffman is the editorial director for the Eye Care Network (Ophthalmology Times, Modern Retina, Ophthalmology Times Europe, and Optometry Times) as well as NeurologyLive, Contagion, IJMSC, and CGTLive. He has covered medical news for MJH Life Sciences, the parent company, since 2017.
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Twice-daily clobetasol 0.05% cleared cells in 26.5% vs 8.6% of patients and pain in 75.1% vs 32.4% after cataract surgery, with no added endothelial cell loss.

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