Antimicrobial nanocoatings and films for contact lenses: progress and promise

Key Points

• The research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial nanocoatings for improving the safety of contact lenses.
• Review of existing trials on antimicrobial nanocoatings
• Assessment of bacterial reduction capabilities
• Analysis of corneal infiltrative events associated with contact lens use
• Nanocoatings achieved over 3-log10 bacterial reductions
• Reduction in corneal infiltrative events reported
• Future focus on hybrid and stimuli-responsive coatings for enhanced efficacy