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. 2021 Aug;128(8):1236-1238.
doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.01.007. Epub 2021 Jan 12.

Face Masks and Bacterial Dispersion Toward the Periocular Area

Joseph J Raevis  1 , Genti Gjyzeli  2 , Mihai Mititelu  1 , Jeremy Rogers  3 , Michael Lasarev  4 , Jonathan S Chang  5
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Face Masks and Bacterial Dispersion Toward the Periocular Area

Joseph J Raevis et al. Ophthalmology. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bacteria; Colony-forming unit; Dispersal; Endophthalmitis; Face mask; Intravitreal injection; Tape.

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Figure 1
Schlieren imaging showing postimaging processing of a participant wearing (A, C) a facemask without tape and (B, D) a facemask with tape (outlined by dashed red lines) covering the superior aspect of the mask. The control with (A, B) no breathing and (C, D) breathing are shown. C, Wearing a mask without tape redirects air movement towards the eye. D, Having the mask taped prevents air from being directed toward the eye, and air is seen passing through the face mask away from the eye (arrow).
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