Purpose

The continuous use of warming eye masks improves tear function. In this double-blind randomized controlled trial, we aimed to analyze the effects of warming eye mask use on the ocular surface and mental health.

Methods

We enrolled 86 participants (age range: 23–89 years) from affiliated institutions who were divided into two groups: the warm group that used warming eye masks that generate moist heat at 40 °C for 10 min and the control group that used non-warming eye masks. The participants used the masks for 10 min once daily for 2 weeks. Before and after the intervention, in 79 participants (warm group 39, control group 40), we analyzed the tear break up time (TBUT) and corneal and conjunctival fluorescein staining results in the right eye and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score (Anxiety: HADS-A, Depression: HADS-D), and Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) questionnaires. The parameters before and after the intervention were compared via paired-t tests.

Results

The following variables changed after the intervention: TBUT (warm group: 1.4 ± 2.1 s vs. control group: −0.01 ± 2.38 s), fluorescein staining score (−0.7 ± 1.1 vs.-0.2 ± 1.1), HADS-A (−0.8 ± 3.1 vs. −0.2 ± 2.2), and HADS-D (−1.0 ± 2.4 vs. −0.4 ± 1.9). Significant changes were observed in the TBUT (warm group), fluorescein staining score (warm group), and HADS-D (warm group).

Conclusions

Using a warming eye mask improves not only the ocular surface conditions but also the subjective depression scores.

中文翻译：

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蒸汽加温眼罩对眼表和心理健康的影响

目的

持续使用温热眼罩可改善泪液功能。在这项双盲随机对照试验中，我们旨在分析使用暖眼罩对眼表和心理健康的影响。

方法

我们从附属机构招募了 86 名参与者（年龄范围：23-89 岁），他们被分为两组：使用温热眼罩在 40°C 下产生湿热 10 分钟的温热组和使用非温热眼罩的对照组。温暖的眼罩。参与者每天使用一次面罩 10 分钟，持续 2 周。干预前后，在79名参与者（温暖组39名，对照组40名）中，我们分析了右眼的泪液破裂时间（TBUT）和角膜和结膜荧光素染色结果以及医院焦虑和抑郁评分（焦虑：HADS -A，抑郁症：HADS-D) 和主观幸福感量表 (SHS) 问卷。通过配对t检验比较干预前后的参数。

结果

干预后以下变量发生变化：TBUT（温暖组：1.4 ± 2.1 s vs. 对照组：-0.01 ± 2.38 s）、荧光素染色评分（-0.7 ± 1.1 vs.-0.2 ± 1.1）、HADS-A（- 0.8 ± 3.1 对比 -0.2 ± 2.2）和 HADS-D（-1.0 ± 2.4 对比 -0.4 ± 1.9）。在 TBUT（暖组）、荧光素染色评分（暖组）和 HADS-D（暖组）中观察到显着变化。

结论

使用暖眼罩不仅可以改善眼表状况，还可以改善主观抑郁评分。