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Is your office safe? Yes.

E J Cohen1

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Cornea
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary
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Proper contact lens (CL) handling prevents infectious agent transmission. Strict office hygiene, including hand washing and thorough disinfection of all CLs and equipment, is crucial for patient safety.

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Infectious Disease Control

Background:

  • Contact lens (CL) fitting poses risks for transmitting infectious agents like adenovirus and Pseudomonas.
  • Ensuring office safety requires strict adherence to specific hygienic protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline essential safety precautions for contact lens fitting environments.
  • To detail disinfection methods for various contact lens types and care solution usage.

Main Methods:

  • Emphasizes rigorous hand hygiene practices for clinicians.
  • Recommends specific disinfection protocols for soft (low and high water content) and rigid contact lenses.
  • Advises on appropriate use and storage of contact lens care solutions.

Main Results:

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  • Heat disinfection is suitable for low-water-content soft CLs.
  • Chemical disinfection is necessary for high-water-content CLs.
  • A combination of surfactant cleaning and hydrogen peroxide disinfection is recommended for rigid lenses to ensure human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) destruction.

Conclusions:

  • Consistent hand washing and proper disinfection of all contact lenses are paramount for preventing infections.
  • Correct usage of commercially prepared, frequently replaced lens care solutions minimizes contamination risks.
  • Clinicians must educate patients on essential hygienic practices for safe contact lens wear.