| NEOMYCIN | Antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces fradiae, used topically to treat skin and eye infections (8) |
| HOOD | "Tsotsi" (2005) and "Eye in the Sky" (2015) director Gavin ___ |
| JACKNEWTON | Golfer who lost an arm and eye in a 1983 propeller accident (4,6) |
| RETINA | Developed tin ear, and eye in part (6) |
| RETINOID | Drug derived from vitamin A, used to treat skin conditions |
| COALTAR | A by-product of gas production, preparations of what have long been used to treat skin conditions, such as eczema, psoriasis and dandruff? (4,3) |
| HAITI | It's all hat and eyes in the Caribbean (5) |
| NYSTATIN | Antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces noursei used in the treatment of fungal infections |
| MELANIN | Any of a group of black or dark brown pigments present in the hair, skin and eyes of man and animals (7) |
| PENICILLIN | Antibiotic obtained from a fungus (10) |
| ALLICIN | Powerful antibiotic obtained from garlic (7) |
| JAUNDICE | In medicine, yellowing of the skin and eyes is called ___ |
| PLAGUE | Widespread and highly contagious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (6) |
| FIREBLIGHT | Disease of apples, pears etc. caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, giving the leaves a scorched appearance (4,6) |
| RINGROT | Virulent disease of potatoes caused by the bacterium Clavibacter sepedonicus, characterised by discoloration and decay (4,3) |
| THEWEATHER | No better icebreaker to speak topically of than this. (3,7) |
| BLACKRATS | Creatures held to have spread the bacterium causing bubonic plague |
| ANTHRAX | Infectious disease of animals caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis (7) |
| CHOLERA | An acute intestinal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio comma (7) |
| FLOCCULUS | Small ovoid lobe on the base of the cerebellum involved in balance and eye movement; from Latin, 'tuft of wool' (9) |
