Question on macular degeneration - Use of oral antibiotics

	Asked by Unregistered on Thu 03, Apr 2008 07:35am :
	Are oral antibiotic normally used on a on going basis for macular degeneration. I have read everything on wed md and can find nothing on this subject.
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	Answer by pallavi (doctor) on Fri 04, Apr 2008 07:10pm: Hello. First of all, you might want to read this article - http://www.eyeworld.org/article.php?sid=2946 Dr Kalayoglu mentions that every patient may not need antibiotics. The following report from http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6218368.html mentions the usefulness of antibiotics. According to this report, antibiotics should be given on a regular basis. I am pasting a small extract from the webpage - "The present invention is directed to the treatment of both E-ARMD and NE-ARMD by the long-term administration of antibiotics in therapeutically effective dosages which are safe for such prolonged usages. In one embodiment, a broad-spectrum, bacteriostatic antibiotic, such as tetracycline (250-1000 mg per day) is orally administered for six (6) weeks to fourteen (14) months." Hence, it is the individual case management that the doctor has to do. The decision to start antibiotics is case specific. Regards
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