Mask-associated Dry Eye Symptoms in China

• Conditions: Dry Eye Syndromes
• Interventions: Other: face mask or not

• Registration Number: NCT04744805
• Lead Sponsor: Tianjin Eye Hospital

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-01-29
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-04
• Primary Completion: 2021-02-05
• Study Completion: 2021-02-06
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6262

Inclusion Criteria

• age >=8 years mental health

Exclusion Criteria

• eye diseases mental or systemic diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
mask wear	face mask or not	-
dry eye	face mask or not	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
time of face mask wear	3 months