Department of Glaucoma, S.V Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Oct;70(10):3690-3692. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3102_21.
The ophthalmic lenses that come in contact with the eyes pose a high risk for the transmission of bacterial and viral infections in eye clinics. Disinfecting these lenses does not happen stringently in a busy practice. We describe a novel method of disinfecting ophthalmic contact lenses using a semiautomated lens disinfector equipment, semiautomated lens disinfector. The equipment has motors to pump in and pump out water and disinfecting solution into a reservoir bath. The used ophthalmic lenses will be placed in a tray that partially dips into the bath for disinfection. Microbiology tests that were done to check the quality of the disinfection cycle showed good outcomes. Disinfection of ophthalmic contact lenses with the new equipment appeared to effectively eliminate contaminant microorganisms. This equipment can be used in busy ophthalmic clinics to alleviate the chances of cross-infection.
接触眼睛的眼科镜片在眼科诊所存在传播细菌和病毒感染的高风险。在繁忙的诊所中，这些镜片的消毒工作并不严格。我们描述了一种使用半自动镜片消毒设备对眼科接触镜进行消毒的新方法。该设备有电机将水和消毒剂吸入和泵出到储液槽浴中。用过的眼科镜片将被放置在一个托盘里，托盘部分浸入浴中进行消毒。为检查消毒周期的质量而进行的微生物学测试显示出了良好的结果。使用新设备对眼科接触镜进行消毒似乎有效地消除了污染微生物。这种设备可用于繁忙的眼科诊所，以降低交叉感染的机会。
