MedicationDosageCost estimate*
Topical antibiotics
Erythromycin 0.5% ointment0.5-inch ribbon, four times per day for three to five days$5 for 3.5-g tube
Polymyxin B/trimethoprim (Polytrim) solution1 drop, four times per day for three to five days$5 ($45) for 10-mL eye dropper
Sulfacetamide 10% (Bleph-10) solution1 to 2 drops, four times per day for three to five days$5 ($30) for 15-mL eye dropper
Antipseudomonal antibiotics
Ciprofloxacin 0.3% (Ciloxan) ointment0.5-inch ribbon, four times per day for three to five daysNA ($132) for 3.5-g tube
Ciprofloxacin 0.3% (Ciloxan) solution1 to 2 drops, four times per day for three to five days$30 ($96) for 5-mL eye dropper
Gentamicin 0.3% ointment0.5-inch ribbon, two to three times per day for three to five days$11 for 3.5-g tube
Gentamicin 0.3% solution1 to 2 drops, four times per day for three to five days$10 for 5-mL eye dropper
Ofloxacin 0.3% (Ocuflox) solution1 to 2 drops, four times per day for three to five days$10 ($73) for 5-mL eye dropper
Topical cycloplegics
Cyclopentolate 1% (Cyclogyl)1 drop, may repeat in five minutes if needed$30 ($50) for 5-mL eye dropper
Homatropine 5%1 drop, may repeat in five minutes if needed$15 for 5-mL eye dropper
Topical NSAIDs
Diclofenac 0.1% (Voltaren)1 drop, four times per day for two to three days$20 ($85) for 5-mL eye dropper
Ketorolac 0.4% (Acular LS)1 drop, four times per day for two to three days$21 ($164) for 5-mL eye dropper