Document Type
Original Article
Abstract
Background: Wounds are commonplace in routine life, disasters, accidents, war, surgery, and infection.
Objective: To evaluate the antimicrobial effect of contact eye solution on wound infection, including the amount and nature of discharge, frequency of daily dressing, rate of healing, hospital stays, and returns to usual activities.
Patients and methods: This Preoperative Randomized Controlled trial was performed on 40 patients with infected wounds grades I, II, III, and IV, diabetic foot grades 0(a, b), I (a, b), and aged between 16 to 50 years old at Al-Azhar University and Nasser Institute Hospital for six. Cases were subdivided into two groups: Group A: patients use contact lens solution, and Group B: Patients use povidone-iodine solution.
Results: The time to complete healing was significantly shorter in the Contact eye solution compared to the Povidone-iodine group. Hospital stay was significantly shorter in the Contact eye solution compared to the Povidone-iodine group (p=
Conclusions: Comparable to Povidone-iodine dressing in wound infection, contact lens solution dressing offers superior wound healing safety and efficacy.
Keywords
Antimicrobial effect, Contact eye lenses solution, infected wounds, Povidone-iodine
How to Cite This Article
Al-Ashmawy, Ahmed Mahmoud; Hamdy, El-Sayed Ahmed; and Elkady, Abd Elrahman Safwat
(2024)
"Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Effect of Contact Eye Lenses Solution on The Infected Wounds,"
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 5:
Iss.
4, Article 18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58675/2682-339X.2362
