Is wearing a face mask associated with symptomatic dry eye disease among medical students during the COVID-19 era? An online survey.

Wedad Al-Dolat Luai Abu-Ismail Almu'atasim KhameesNoor AlqudahMohammed M AbukawanHamzeh Mohammad AlrawashdehWaleed Al MomaniKhaled A Kheirallah

Published in: BMC ophthalmology (2022)

Wearing a facemask was not significantly associated with symptomatic DED. Further studies are needed to investigate the effect of wearing a facemask on the ocular surface.

Keyphrases

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coronavirus disease
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positive airway pressure