Objective: To analyze the advantages and disadvantages of real-time face-to-face online teaching (taking “Tencent Conference” teaching as an example) in medical education and its correlation with ocular surface diseases during 
the COVID-19 pandemic, and to provide basis for improving online education programs and preventing dry eye. Methods: The undergraduate students of Xiangya School of Medicine of Central South University were selected 
as the research objects. The method of cross-sectional study was used to collect data using questionnaires to study 
the effect of real-time face-to-face online teaching and its impact on ocular surface diseases. Results: A total of 131 
valid data were collected. Among them, the vast majority of students (84.73%) think real time face to face online 
teaching is effective, and 96.18% of the students believe that real-time face-to-face online teaching at least partly 
achieved the purpose of learning. However, the interaction between teachers and students and the classroom 
atmosphere of real-time face-to-face online teaching needs to be strengthened. In addition, network equipment 
is also a problem that real-time face-to-face online teaching needs to face. Meanwhile, the survey showed that 
the prevalence rate of dry eye among the students who participated in real-time face-to-face online teaching 
reached 66.41%, and there was no correlation between the incidence rate of dry eye and the location of family, 
the per capita monthly income of family, the equipment, and whether they paid full attention to the lectures. Conclusion: Real-time face-to-face online teaching is effective in medical education during COVID-19, but 
the main problems are insufficient teacher-student interaction, inactive classroom atmosphere and unstable 
Internet connection. In addition, real-time face-to face online teaching will increase the incidence of dry eye, so 
it is necessary to improve the awareness of eye protection and actively prevent it.