Mask-Related Glasses Fogging: A Predisposing Mechanism of Falls during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Zendy

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Mask-Related Glasses Fogging: A Predisposing Mechanism of Falls during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s) -

John F. Dankert,

Mandeep S. Virk

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

case reports in orthopedics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6749

pISSN - 2090-6757

DOI - 10.1155/2021/5600216

Subject(s) - fogging , covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , falling (accident) , visibility , face masks , medical emergency , virology , environmental health , disease , optics , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics

Fogging is a relatively infrequent, yet annoying, issue encountered by individuals who wear glasses. With the arrival of COVID-19, glasses fogging is more common due to the ubiquitous use of face masks. Individuals are stuck wrestling between leaving their mask off or trying to navigate their day-to-day lives with fogged glasses and risk falling. We report a case of an olecranon fracture sustained due to reduced visibility secondary to mask-related fogging during the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations included here will provide health care providers with the necessary information to educate patients regarding prevention of mask-related glass fogging.

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