Is it time to stop using chloramphenicol on the eye?

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EDITOR,--Marie Doona and J Bernard Walsh highlight the association between topical ophthalmic use of chloramphenicol and bone marrow aplasia.1 Although we accept that the risk of aplasia developing after systemic use of chloramphenicol is 13 times higher than that in the general population, we believe there is little evidence to implicate topical chloramphenicol as a cause of aplastic anaemia. We have reviewed the literature and were surprised that the “numerous” articles referred to by the authors amount to six …