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Medical Journal of Süleyman Demirel University

2602-2109

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi

10.17343/sdutfd.1346713

Ophthalmology

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EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF N95 MASK USE ON RETINAL VASCULAR DENSITY BY OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY

N95 MASKE KULLANIMININ RETİNA DAMAR DANSİTESİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİNİN OPTİK KOHERENS TOMOGRAFİ ANJİYOGRAFİ İLE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0596-1452

Çomçalı

Sebile

Ankara Bilkent Şehir Hastanesi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0187-5381

Yılmaz

Uğur

PAMUKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6671-9067

Kılıç

Raşit

GAZİOSMANPAŞA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-306X

Coşkun

Çiğdem

Ankara Bilkent Şehir Hastanesi

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8379-4384

Çavdarlı

Cemal

Ankara Bilkent Şehir Hastanesi

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7357-5399

Alp

Mehmet Numan

DÜNYA GÖZ HASTANESİ

09 23 2023

30 3 532 537 08 20 2023 09 05 2023

1994

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the effects of FFP2/N95face mask use on oxygen saturation (SpO2), macula,and optic disc vessel density through optical coherencetomography angiography (OCTA) in healthcare workers.Material and MethodA total of 38 eyes from 19 volunteer healthcare workerswere included in the study. Complete ophthalmicexaminations were performed. Finger-type pulse oximetrymeasurements were used to assess the oxygensaturation also and Angiovue OCTA used for vasculardensity measurements before and after 4 hours ofcontinuous N95 mask wear. Participants were instructednot to remove their masks during this period. Macularand optic disc vessel densities were evaluatedusing OCTA before and immediately after mask applicationand removal.ResultsOf the 19 participants, 15 were female and 4 weremale. The mean age was 36,64 ± 9,3 years. The Snellen-Corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in all eyes, andintraocular pressure measurements were within normallimits. Oxygen saturation was 97,94% ± 0,8 beforeN95 mask wear, and 96,14% ± 1,8 after four hours ofmask application. Significant increase in central macularthickness (CMT) (p

AmaçSağlık çalışanlarında FFP2/N95 yüz maskesinin oksijensatürasyonu (SpO2), maküla ve optik disk damardansitesi üzerindeki etkisinin optik koherens tomografianjiyografi (OKTA) ile değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve YöntemÇalışmaya 19 gönüllü sağlık çalışanının 38 gözü dahiledilmiştir. Tam oftalmolojik muayeneleri yapılmıştır.N95 maske takılmasından hemen önce ve 4 saat süreklikullanımından hemen sonra oksijen saturasyonunudeğerlendirmek için parmak tipi puls oksimetre veoptik disk ile retinal damar dansitelerini değerlendirmekiçin Angiovue OKTA cihazı kullanılmıştır. Katılımcılardanbu süre içerisinde maskelerini çıkarmamalarıistenmiştir. OKTA ile maske takılmadan ve çıkarılmadanhemen önce maküla ve optik disk damar dansitelerideğerlendirilmiştir.BulgularÇalışmaya dahil edilen 19 gönüllünün 15’i kadın, 4’üerkekti. Ortalama yaş 36,64 ± 9,3 yıldı. Tüm gözlerdeSnellen’e göre düzeltilmiş görme keskinliği 20/20idi ve tümünün göz içi basınç ölçümleri normal sınırlardaydı.N95 maske takılmadan önceki oksijen satürasyonu%97,94 ± 0,8, dört saat kullanım sonrasındaise %96,14 ±1,8 idi. Maske kullanımı sonrası santralmaküla kalınlığında (SMK) anlamlı artış (p

Damar dansitesi Maküla N95 maske Optik disk Optik koherens tomografi anjiyografi

Vessel density Macula N95 mask Optic disc Optical coherence tomography angiography

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