Results
redness
DRY EYE
Forty-two dry eye patients (32 female and 10 male) and 42 healthy volunteers (28 female and 14 male) were included in the study. The mean age was 52.4 in the DED group (range 24–81 years) and 24.8 years in the healthy group (range 19–46 years, Average values and standard deviation (SD) of lipid layer thickness, non-invasive breakup time (NIBUT), tear meniscus height and bulbar redness of DED and healthy participants as measured after 30 min of each of the mask wear conditionThe mean McMonnies score at baseline was 6.0 (SD 3.5, range 1–14) in the healthy group and 23.2 (SD 4.7, range 15–36) in the DED group (