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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Enhancement of Contact Lens Disinfection by Combining Disinfectant with Visible Light Irradiation.

Katharina Hoenes, Barbara Spellerberg, Martin Hessling

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katharina HoenesInstitute of Medical Engineering and Mechatronics, Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Albert-Einstein-Allee 55, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2987-6503
Barbara SpellerbergInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Martin HesslingInstitute of Medical Engineering and Mechatronics, Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Albert-Einstein-Allee 55, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4859-2864
Technische Hochschule Ulm · DEUniversität Ulm · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple use contact lenses have to be disinfected overnight to reduce the risk of infections. However, several studies demonstrated that not only microorganisms are affected by the disinfectants, but also ocular epithelial cells, which come into contact via residuals at reinsertion of the lens. Visible light has been demonstrated to achieve an inactivation effect on several bacterial and fungal species. Combinations with other disinfection methods often showed better results compared to separately applied methods. We therefore investigated contact lens disinfection solutions combined with 405 nm irradiation, with the intention to reduce the disinfectant concentration of ReNu Multiplus, OptiFree Express or AOSept while maintaining adequate disinfection results due to combination benefits. Pseudomonads, staphylococci and

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Contact LensesDisinfectantsDisinfectionLightColony Count, MicrobialEscherichia coliDisinfectants405 nmcontact lens disinfection solutionmultipurpose solutionphotoinactivationpseudomonassynergyvisible light

Identifiers

PMID32899295
PMCPMC7504152
OpenAlexW3081582656

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