Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (May 2022)

Mask-associated dry-eye in COVID-19 pandemic: a case report and review of the literature

  • Sehrish Nizar Ali Momin,
  • Rehman Siddiqui

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.4157
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 72, no. 5

Abstract

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Mask-Associated Dry Eye (MADE) has been showing a rising trend during COVID 19 pandemic. This phenomenon seems inevitable, as wearing a face mask is a requisite part of personal protective measures to suppress of the spread of virus. However, simple expeditious awareness among health care staff, including the general population, can decrease the incidence. Keywords: Dry eye disease, COVID 19 Pandemic, Post-operative complications.