ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Influence of Face Masks on the Use of Contact Lenses.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- TFOS lifestyle: Impact of societal challenges on the ocular surface.The ocular surface · 2023Pooled it
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- Face Mask and Tear Film Stability: A Pilot Study of the Objective Measurement of Tear Break-Up Time.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on soft contact lens wear in established European and US markets.Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association · 2022Article
- The effect of COVID-19 pandemic and wearing face masks on ophthalmology practice: What is known so far? A narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- Study of Face Mask-associated Dry Eye among Medical Students.International journal of applied & basic medical researchArticle
- Impact of face mask usage on physiological and histological ocular surface features of hydrogel and silicone hydrogel contact lens wearers.Oman journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 epidemic is largely controlled by the use of face masks. The use of a face mask has been indicated as a strong cause of dry eye, although it is not yet described in the literature. This study aims to compare the impact of the use of masks on the visual quality of patients. The symptoms in the human eye intensified during the pandemic versus the symptoms before the pandemic, in a Portuguese population.
methodsA fifteen-question questionnaire was conducted to find out what changes occurred in the use of soft contact lenses during the pandemic in relation to the use of masks. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 27.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
resultsThe use of contact lenses decreased compared with before the pandemic (
conclusionsMask use increases dry eye symptoms in contact lens wearers, negatively impacting visual quality.
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