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Mask associated dry eye disease in spectacle users during COVID-19 pandemic

Mask associated dry eye disease during COVID-19 pandemic and its association with spectacle use

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/10/037664
Enrollment
72
Registered
2021-10-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

H Aishwarya
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Group I- Spectacle wearer 1. Participants who are willing to give informed consent. 2. Participants who wear spectacles for more than 8 hours per day. 3. Participants who wear mask (any type of mask) for more than 6 hrs per day (for at least 3 month) Group II- non spectacle wearer 1. Participants who are willing to give informed consent. 2. Participants who wear mask (any type of mask) for more than 6 hrs per day (for at least 3 month)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients not willing to give written informed consent. 2. Contact lens users 3. Participants who underwent refractive surgeries 4. Participants with previous history of dry eye disease (or any other ocular surface disease)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Compare the risk of mask associated dry eyes in subjects with and without spectaclesTimepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Prevalence of dry eye disease in mask wearing individualTimepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactH Aishwarya

A.J institute of medical sciences and research center,

rajani_kadri@rediffmail.com918073083510

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026