Assessment of dry eye disease in N95 versus surgical face mask wearers during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Investigating the effect of different face masks on dry eye disease (DED) among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This was a comparative, cross-sectional study. Participants were included into two groups: group 1 (n = 30) wore surgical masks, and group 2 (n = 30) wore N95 masks with face shields. Demographic and ocular surface disease index questionnaires (OSDI) were performed. In addition, Tear break-up time (TBUT), corneal and conjunctival fluorescein staining, and meibography to assess meibomian gland loss (MGL) were performed on all participants. Independent T-test was used to compare continuous parameters and Chi-square test for categorical variables. The relationship between continuous variables was tested using bivariate Pearson correlat

SUBMITTER: Azzam SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9114619 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature