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Comparison of Rates of Positive Cultures in Patients with Bacterial Keratitis With and Without Previous Empiric Treatment Krishna Patel1, Shuchi B. Patel MD1, Michael A. Saidel MD1 1Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Authors have no financial interests Purpose To analyze the rates of positive cultures at our institution and to compare the rates of positive cultures from patients on no previous treatments versus those on empiric antibiotic treatment prior to obtaining a culture specimen.  Methods A retrospective chart review was done for all patie