ophthalmologyОфтальмологияOphthalmology in Russia1816-50952500-0845Ophthalmology10.18008/1816-5095-2023-2-298-302ophthalmology-2110Research ArticleКЛИНИЧЕСКИЕ И ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНЫЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯCLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHВлияет ли ношение маски на состояние слезной пленки?Does Continuous Wear of a Face Mask Affect Your Tear Film?ГунагантиС.GunagantiS.

Sony Gunaganti, - M. Optom Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Optometry Tekkali Village, Nelimarla Mandal, Vizianagaram Pin: 535003, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sony Gunaganti, M. Optom Assistant Professor Department of Optometry School of Paramedical and Allied Health Sciences 

R44R+R4J, Village Alluri Nagar, R. Sitapur, Odisha 761211, India

КодуриМ.KoduriM.

Manisai Koduri, - M. Optom Assistant Professor Department of Optometry

Tekkali Village, Nelimarla Mandal, Vizianagaram Pin: 535003, Andhra Pradesh, India

Manisai Koduri, M. Optom Assistant Professor Department of Optometry School of Paramedical and Allied Health Sciences

R44R+R4J, Village Alluri Nagar, R. Sitapur, Odisha 761211, India

kodurimanisai@gmail.comМереддиС.MereddyS.

Sravani Mereddy, - M. Optom Head of the Department,Assistant Professor Department of Optometry

Tekkali Village, Nelimarla Mandal, Vizianagaram Pin: 535003, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sravani Mereddy, M. Optom Head of the Department, Assistant Professor Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical and Allied Health Sciences

R44R+R4J, Village Alluri Nagar, R. Sitapur, Odisha 761211, India

Многопрофильный частный государственный университет из ОдишиИндияCenturion University of Technology and ManagementIndia202301072023202298302Copyright © Гунаганти С., Кодури М., Мередди С., 20232023Гунаганти С., Кодури М., Мередди С.Gunaganti S., Koduri M., Mereddy S.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.ophthalmojournal.com/opht/article/view/2110

Постоянное ношение масок во время пандемии вызывает нестабильность слезной пленки. Цель исследования состояла в том, чтобы оценить влияние типа и продолжительности ношения маски, включая кратковременное ношение маски, на показатель времени разрыва слезной пленки (ВСРП).

Дизайн и методы исследования. Проведено перекрестное сравнительное исследование. Всего в исследовании приняли участие 90 человек (180 глаз) (из них 76 женщин), которые были разделены на три группы по 30 человек в каждой. По группам были выданы хирургические, тканевые или многоразовые фильтрующие маски-респираторы с клапаном (маска N95) для ношения. Базовый уровень ВРСП был определен за 30 минут до ношения маски; следующий показатель ВРСП измеряли через 1 минуту ношения маски, а затем через каждые 30 минут в течение 3,5 часа во всех трех группах. Изменения ВРСП внутри групп и между группами сравнивали с использованием дисперсионного анализа Фридмана и теста Краскела — Уоллиса.

Результаты

Результаты. Значительное снижение ВРСП после 30 минут ношения маски наблюдалось только среди пользователей хирургических и тканевых масок и оставалось стабильным у носителей маски N95. Влияние на ВРСП в течение 1,5 часа у всех носителей масок отсутствует. Однако последующая непрерывная значительная разница была очевидна через 2 часа среди пользователей хирургических и тканевых масок и через 3,5 часа среди пользователей маски N95. Те, кто носил маску N95, имели больший показатель ВРСП, а хирургические маски — наименьший.

Вывод

Вывод. Ношение хирургической маски значительно влияет на стабильность слезной пленки, за ней следует ношение тканевой маски из-за утечки воздуха. ВРСП минимально изменяется при ношении маски N95.

Purpose

Purpose. The continuous use of mask wear from pandemic induces instability in tear film due to the air blown up from the mask. The study’s objective was to assess the effect of type of mask wear and duration, including short-term wear of mask on TBUT.

Design and methods

Design and methods. This was a cross-sectional, comparative study. A total of 90 (180 eyes) subjects (76 females) were involved in the study and were categorized into three groups, each comprising 30 subjects. Either the groups were given a surgical, cloth, or N95 masks to wear. Baseline TBUT was collected after 30 mins without mask wear; next TBUT was measured immediately after 1 min of mask wear and subsequently after every 30 mins for 3.5 hours among all the three groups. TBUT changes within the groups and between the groups were compared using Friedman ANOVA and the Kruskal Wallis test.

Results

Results. There was a significant decline in TBUT after 30 mins of mask wear only among surgical & cloth mask users and was stable in N95 wearers. There is no influence on TBUT for 1.5 hours among all the mask wearers. However, a subsequent continuous significant difference was evident from 2 hours among surgical and cloth mask users and at 3.5 hours within N95 users. N95 wearers have a higher TBUT, and surgical have the least TBUT.

Conclusion

Conclusion. Surgical mask wears significantly influence tear film stability, followed by cloth mask wear because of air leak from nose wire. TBUT is minimally affected by N95 wear.

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