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The Surprising Reason Your Face Mask Might Be Causing Dry Eye

If you wear contact lenses, you're likely no stranger to dry-eye syndrome. And now, there's a new reason you get dry-eye syndrome that's tied to the pandemic.

September 10, 2020 · 1 min · 50 words · Henry Robinson

That air causes your tears to evaporate, the same way sweat evaporates from the surface of your skin.

Also, step away from the computer every 20 minutes to give your eyes a break.

This means masks, along withsocial distancing, are still the best way to keep the virus from spreading.

Woman wearing mask, eyes tearing

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