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Table 1 Effect of different cleaning methods on ATP content as measure for contamination of spectacles

From: Using ATP measurements to rapidly evaluate the cleanliness of spectacle surfaces

Cleaning Approach

Pre-cleaning ATP median ± MDM (RLU/cm2)

Post-cleaning ATP median ± MDM (RLU/cm2)

Median relative reduction

 ± MDM (%)

Adjusted p value

Towel (TW)

74.98 ± 26.56

11.10 ± 8.25

84.08 ± 7.95

0.000043

Soap water (SW)

45.03 ± 70.14

9.23 ± 9.10

74.78 ± 20.46

0.002089

Microfiber cloth (MC)

256.63 ± 232.17

30.87 ± 37.83

84.44 ± 8.82

0.011300

Dry cotton tissue (DCT)

385.57 ± 344.80

26.38 ± 49.27

84.65 ± 10.72

0.002879

Antibacterial wipe (ABW)

66.83 ± 77.94

9.87 ± 7.24

88.84 ± 3.96

0.000010

Alcohol free wipe (AFW)

70.77 ± 42.30

5.68 ± 4.67

93.00 ± 8.37

0.000370

  1. To investigate the effect of cleaning, 10 spectacle halves (ca. 30 cm2) were used for each cleaning experiment (MDM, mean deviation from median; RLU, relative light unit)