Background: During COVID-19 pandemic the measures such as widespread use of face masks, respiratory hygiene, hand hygiene, physical distancing have become essential to prevent the spread of the infection. Work from home and online classes became a part of life which significantly increased the use of digital devices resulting in a considerable increase in screen time. The increased use of face masks (N95 and surgical masks) together with prolonged hours of Visual Display Terminal (VDT) use has given rise to increased reports of dry eyes in a large number of patients , and especially is associated with the use of face mask ,which has been given a term MADE (mask associated dry eye). Objectives: To obtain data on the current prescription practice in the management of dry eye disease patients in Ophthalmology outpatients with an aim to promote awareness about the rising trend of dry eye disease and precautions to control it. Methods: This prospective, observational, cross sectional study was conducted by the department of Pharmacology in the Department of Ophthalmology of Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad. The prescriptions of 600 patients were recorded and analysed. The prescription details of patients who had symptoms of dry eyes (scratchy, stinging or burning sensation in eyes, redness, photophobia, watering) were noted excluding patients of cataract, surgeries or any intervention. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Results: It was found that 139 of all 600 prescriptions (23.17%) had the diagnosis of dry eye disease. Out of these 139 patient 77 (55.4%) males were affected and 62 (44.65%) females were affected showing higher predisposition in males than females. The age group most frequently affected was of 21-40 years (35.25%) followed by those of 41-60 years (26.6%). The drugs prescribed to treat dry eyes were lubricant eye drops and corticosteroid eye drops, out of which lubricant eye drops was given alone in 116 patients (83.45%) , followed by corticosteroid eye drops alone in 14 patients (10.07%) ,and a few patients 9 (6.48%) were given both corticosteroid and lubricant eye drops as they had severe symptoms