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Effect of intraocular pressure with facial mask

Not Applicable
Conditions
glaucoma and non-glaucoma patients
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000048558
Lead Sponsor
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
Brief Summary

Wearing a surgical mask caused 0.45mmHg increment in intraocular pressure (p<0.001) regardless of age, gender, the diagnosis of glaucoma, or the sequence of surgical mask-wearing. Men were more vulnerable to the effect of surgical masks on IOP values than women.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
174
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

people who had cornea or other eye diseases that cannot perform intraocular pressure measurement

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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