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ArticleContact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association2022

The impact of a rub and rinse regimen on removal of human coronaviruses from contemporary contact lens materials.

Christiane Lourenco Nogueira, Scott Joseph Boegel, Manish Shukla, William Ngo, Lyndon Jones, Marc G Aucoin

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Article in Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Antiviral activity of contact lens care solutions and rub-and-rinse regimen against adenovirus.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2025
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6 authors.

Christiane Lourenco NogueiraDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Scott Joseph BoegelDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Manish ShuklaCentre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong.
William NgoCentre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong.
Lyndon JonesCentre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong.
Marc G AucoinDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: marc.aucoin@uwaterloo.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the influence of contemporary contact lens (CL) materials on human coronavirus attachment and the influence of a rub and rinse step to remove these viruses.

methodsThe binding rates of HCoV-229E and HCoV-OC43 to eight soft CL materials and four rigid gas permeable materials were analyzed. The impact of a rub and rinse step to remove these viruses from all materials was examined. The efficacy of Biotrue (Bausch & Lomb), OPTI-FREE Puremoist (Alcon), Clear Care (Alcon) and cleadew (Ophtecs) to remove virus contamination from two representative soft lens materials (etafilcon A and lotrafilcon B) was also determined.

resultsApproximately 10

conclusionHuman coronavirus contamination can be easily removed from CL surfaces. Although CL care products containing hydrogen peroxide and povidone-iodine efficiently removed virus contamination from CL surfaces without the need for a rub and rinse step, a full regimen including rub and rinse steps is crucial when using CL care products based on non-oxidative systems.

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Contact Lenses, HydrophilicCoronavirusContact Lens SolutionsHumansMethacrylatesContact Lens SolutionsetafilconMethacrylatesContact lens materialsHCoV-229EHCoV-OC43Human coronavirusHydrogelRigid gas permeableSilicone hydrogelSoft contact lenses

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PMID35643848
PMCPMC9124925

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