Table 2.

Suggested ‘standard’ drop regime following routine paediatric cataract surgery.

Medication	Frequency and duration
Topical steroid (e.g. dexamethasone 0.1%)	2 hourly—1 week 4 times/day—1–2 weeks Taper off over 4–6 weeks
Topical antibiotic (e.g. chloramphenicol 0.5%)	4 times/day—until corneal sutures dissolved (Not required if using a combination drop e.g. maxitrol i.e. in cases not receiving a contact lens)
Mydriatic (e.g. cyclopentolate 0.5 or 1%)	2–3 times/day—2 weeks
Combined steroid and antibiotic (e.g. maxitrol ointment)	At night—3 weeks