The authors analyze their two years experience with 208 patients hospitalized at the Clinic of Pediatric Ophthalmology treated by the locally administered antiprostaglandin diclophenac, 0.1% eye drops. The spectrum of the disease was wide and comprised different conditions after intraocular surgery, in particular of cataract, glaucoma and perforation injuries, Yag laser capsulotomy, and conservatively treated conditions, in particular inflammatory processes, uveitis and keratoconjunctivitis. Diclophenac was not combined with other non-steroid antiphlogistics but frequently it wasadjuvant treatmentof corticosteroids, antibiotics and mydriatics. The authors did not observe any sideeffects of the preparation, even after long-term administration or after short-term administration to neonates. As to the intensity of effect, diclophenac was comparable with other prostag- landin inhibitors and in pediatric ophthalmology it is an effective and safe antiphlogistic agent.

        Key words: non-steroid antiphlogistics, prostaglandin inhibitors, diclophenac