Mask-associated Dry Eye Symptoms in China

Tianjin Eye Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Dry Eye Syndromes

Treatments: Other: face mask or not

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04744805

2021003

Details and patient eligibility

About

To review the relationship of increased face mask usage arising from lockdown measures instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic with dry eye symptoms on Chinese people, and make recommendations for mitigating potential detrimental effects on dry eye symptoms.

Enrollment: 6,262 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age >=8 years mental health

Exclusion criteria

• eye diseases mental or systemic diseases

Trial design

6,262 participants in 2 patient groups

mask wear

Treatment:

Other: face mask or not

dry eye

Treatment:

Other: face mask or not