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Multidrug-resistant\n P. aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>\n was cultured and used to infect the human donor corneas\n ex vivo<\/jats:italic>\n . Infected corneas were placed in the MK media with additional antibiotics (colistin and amphotericin B) and the standard MK media, which served as the control arm for comparison. Corneal opacity due to infiltration and quantitative analysis of colony-forming units (CFUs) were assessed. The viability of the corneal endothelium was assessed using trypan blue staining.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Corneas incubated in MK media supplemented with additional antibiotics showed less corneal opacification compared with those in standard MK media at both 48- and 96-hour (hr) time points. Quantitative analysis revealed a lower bacterial load and a significant reduction in CFU in the corneas incubated in MK media with additional antibiotics compared with the control group. At 48 hrs, there was 84% (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n value = 0.024) reduction in bacterial load, and at 96 hr, a 53% (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n value = 0.016) reduction was observed in comparison with those placed in standard MK media. The trypan blue staining tests revealed that the extent of endothelial cell loss in corneas incubated in supplemented MK media was comparable to the ones in standard MK media.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n \n The addition of colistin and amphotericin B to MK media demonstrated efficacy in inhibiting the growth of multidrug-resistant\n P. aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>\n in an\n ex vivo<\/jats:italic>\n cornea infection model. The supplemented media had no detrimental effect on the corneal endothelium. 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