Effectiveness of Commonly Used Contact Lens Disinfectants Against SARS-CoV-2.
Eye Contact Lens
; 48(9): 362-368, 2022 09 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1992379
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the effect of commonly used contact lens disinfectants against severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).METHODS:
The efficacy of five disinfectant solutions against SARS-CoV-2 was tested in the presence and absence of contact lenses (CLs). Three types of unused CLs (hard gas permeable, soft hydrogel, and soft silicone hydrogel) and worn silicone hydrogel CLs were tested. Contact lenses were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and disinfected at various times, with and without rubbing and rinsing, as per manufacturer's instructions. Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and viability polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were applied to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA and viral infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, respectively.RESULTS:
In the presence of SARS-CoV-2-infected CLs, no SARS-CoV-2 RNA could be detected when disinfectant solutions were used according to the manufacturer's instructions. When SARS-Co-V2-infected CLs were disinfected without the rub-and-rinse step, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected at almost each time interval with each disinfecting solution tested for both new and worn CLs. In the absence of CLs, viable SARS-CoV-2 was detected with all disinfectant solutions except Menicon Progent at all time points.CONCLUSIONS:
Disinfectant solutions effectively disinfect CLs from SARS-CoV-2 if manufacturer's instructions are followed. The rub-and-rinse regimen is mainly responsible for disinfection. The viability PCR may be useful to indicate potential infectiousness.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic
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Disinfectants
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Eye Contact Lens
Journal subject:
Ophthalmology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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