Abstract: The present invention contemplates a topical ophthalmic system for treating a Gram-positive bacterially-infected mammalian eye. The system comprises an ophthalmic composition containing a halogenated fluorescein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof dissolved or dispersed in an aqueous ophthalmic carrier and present in an anti-bacterial keratitis-treating effective concentration of about 0.2 µg/mL to about 50 µg/mL. The ophthalmic composition has a pH value of about 6.5 to about 7.6, a viscosity of about 10 to about 300 cps and an osmolality of about 270 mOsm/kg to about 340 mOsm/kg. The ophthalmic composition is present in a vessel opaque to actinic light. Also contemplated is a method of treating a mammal having a Gram-positive bacterial infection of an eye by administering the ophthalmic composition to the infected eye and maintaining the treated eye in the substantial absence of actinic light for about 3 hours to about 12 hours.