Does Continuous Wear of a Face Mask Affect Your Tear Film?

Purpose. The continuous use of mask wear from pandemic induces instability in tear film due to the air blown up mask. study’s objective was assess effect type and duration, including short-term on TBUT. Design methods. This a cross-sectional, comparative study. A total 90 (180 eyes) subjects (76 females) were involved study categorized into three groups, each comprising 30 subjects. Either groups given surgical, cloth, or N95 masks wear. Baseline TBUT collected after mins without wear; next measured immediately 1 min subsequently every for 3.5 hours among all groups. changes within between compared using Friedman ANOVA Kruskal Wallis test. Results. There significant decline only surgical & cloth users stable wearers. is no influence 1.5 However, subsequent difference evident 2 at users. wearers have higher TBUT, least Conclusion. Surgical wears significantly stability, followed by because leak nose wire. minimally affected