Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use

arifoglu, hasan basri; Bostanci, Basak; TASINDI, EMRULLAH; OZATES, SERDAR

doi:10.14744/eer.2022.24633

Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use

Serdar ÖZATEŞ, (İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Başak BOSTANCI CERAN, (İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Hasan Basri ARİFOĞLU, (İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Emin Emrullah TAŞINDI (İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye)

European eye research

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Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 25 - 29 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14744/eer.2022.24633 İndeks Tarihi: 03-05-2023

Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use

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Purpose: The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of mask use on tear meniscus (TM) measurements obtained by anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and on conventional dry eye tests. Methods: Right eyes of 86 healthy individuals were included in the study. Lower TM parameters were measured with ASOCT and TM height (TMH) and depth (TMD) were calculated with facial masks on and 1 h after taking the masks off. Schirmer’s and tear break up time (TBUT) tests were measured under the same circumstances. Results: Mean age of the individuals was 34.4±9.6 years. Of the 86 individuals, 40 (46.5%) were male and 46 (53.5%) were female. Mean age did not differ between genders (p=0.309). Mean TMH and TMD were significantly lower in individuals with face mask (p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively). TBUT score was significantly lower in individuals with face mask (p<0.001). The mean Schirmer score did not significantly change between measurements (p=0.471). The mean mask on and mask off TMH, TMD, Schirmer’s test, and TBUT outcomes did not significantly differ between males and females in the study (p>0.05 for all). Conclusion: Wearing facial masks seem to affect the TM parameters and decrease TBUT of the patients. This may explain the irritation symptoms in the eyes of the patients when using masks. Appropriate measurements should be taken in order to relieve these ocular symptoms, since wearing masks become a daily routine of our lives for protection against airborne pathogens.

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APA	OZATES S, Bostanci B, arifoglu h, TASINDI E (2022). Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use. , 25 - 29. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
Chicago	OZATES SERDAR,Bostanci Basak,arifoglu hasan basri,TASINDI EMRULLAH Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use. (2022): 25 - 29. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
MLA	OZATES SERDAR,Bostanci Basak,arifoglu hasan basri,TASINDI EMRULLAH Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use. , 2022, ss.25 - 29. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
AMA	OZATES S,Bostanci B,arifoglu h,TASINDI E Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use. . 2022; 25 - 29. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
Vancouver	OZATES S,Bostanci B,arifoglu h,TASINDI E Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use. . 2022; 25 - 29. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
IEEE	OZATES S,Bostanci B,arifoglu h,TASINDI E "Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use." , ss.25 - 29, 2022. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
ISNAD	OZATES, SERDAR vd. "Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use". (2022), 25-29. https://doi.org/10.14744/eer.2022.24633

APA	OZATES S, Bostanci B, arifoglu h, TASINDI E (2022). Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use. European eye research, 2(1), 25 - 29. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
Chicago	OZATES SERDAR,Bostanci Basak,arifoglu hasan basri,TASINDI EMRULLAH Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use. European eye research 2, no.1 (2022): 25 - 29. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
MLA	OZATES SERDAR,Bostanci Basak,arifoglu hasan basri,TASINDI EMRULLAH Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use. European eye research, vol.2, no.1, 2022, ss.25 - 29. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
AMA	OZATES S,Bostanci B,arifoglu h,TASINDI E Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use. European eye research. 2022; 2(1): 25 - 29. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
Vancouver	OZATES S,Bostanci B,arifoglu h,TASINDI E Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use. European eye research. 2022; 2(1): 25 - 29. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
IEEE	OZATES S,Bostanci B,arifoglu h,TASINDI E "Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use." European eye research, 2, ss.25 - 29, 2022. 10.14744/eer.2022.24633
ISNAD	OZATES, SERDAR vd. "Does facial mask use make our eyes dry? Change in tear meniscus measurements and conventional dry eye tests during facial mask use". European eye research 2/1 (2022), 25-29. https://doi.org/10.14744/eer.2022.24633