Influence of short-term face mask wear on semiautomatically measured tear film parameters in dry eye patients and healthy volunteers.
Marc SchargusE M ZimzikL FuhrmannG GeerlingPublished in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2022)
Based on these results, the short-term wearing of face masks, regardless of type, did not produce a significant difference in tear film parameters of lipid layer thickness, NIBUT, and tear meniscus in healthy or dry eyes, while bulbar redness was reduced after mask wear only in healthy volunteers.