True or false: Surgical therapy for ocular lesions is usually sufficient as the lone treatment without medical therapy.

True or false: Surgical therapy for ocular lesions is usually sufficient as the lone treatment without medical therapy.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only in mild cases
• D. Depends on the organism

Answer: (B)

Treating an ocular lesion typically requires both structural management and medical therapy. Surgery can correct or remove the physical problem, but underlying infection, inflammation, or ongoing tissue damage often remains. Without medical therapy—antibiotics or antifungals as indicated, anti-inflammatory or analgesic support, and sometimes systemic treatment—the infection can persist, inflammation can continue to damage corneal tissue, and healing can be incomplete or recur. Therefore, using surgery alone generally isn’t enough to resolve the condition; medical therapy is usually needed to address the causative process and support healing. In certain mild, noninfectious, purely mechanical cases, surgery might be enough, but in the common scenario of ocular lesions with infectious or inflammatory components, medical treatment alongside surgical management is the standard approach.

Treating an ocular lesion typically requires both structural management and medical therapy. Surgery can correct or remove the physical problem, but underlying infection, inflammation, or ongoing tissue damage often remains. Without medical therapy—antibiotics or antifungals as indicated, anti-inflammatory or analgesic support, and sometimes systemic treatment—the infection can persist, inflammation can continue to damage corneal tissue, and healing can be incomplete or recur. Therefore, using surgery alone generally isn’t enough to resolve the condition; medical therapy is usually needed to address the causative process and support healing. In certain mild, noninfectious, purely mechanical cases, surgery might be enough, but in the common scenario of ocular lesions with infectious or inflammatory components, medical treatment alongside surgical management is the standard approach.