Microbial contamination and biofilm formation in ophthalmic solutions and ophthalmic instruments at optometry practice

• Main Authors: Abd Karim, Aina Balqis, Ahmad Yusof @ Hanafi, Hanani, Saad Al Saadoun, Aisyah, Abdul Rahim, Muhammad Afzam Shah, Buari, Noor Halilah, Yusof @ Alias, Firdaus
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia 2024
• Subjects: RE Ophthalmology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/118324/2/118324_Microbial%20contamination%20and%20biofilm%20formation%20in%20ophthalmic%20solutions.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/118324/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/article/view/957

Background: Maintaining sterility and preventing microbial contamination are critical in optometry, where multiple surfaces, devices, and solutions contact the patient's eyes, posing an infection risk. Contamination, especially from biofilm-forming pathogens, can occur from airborne droplets, s...