Office workers with dry eye symptoms: workplace environment satisfaction and lifestyle effects

Abstract

Purpose. To investigate the impact of dry eye disease (DED) symptoms and the perception of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) on the wellbeing and social impact after work in openplan office worker cohort. Material and Methods. 64 office workers (m = 19; f = 45; mean age = 47.7 ± 9.3 (sd)), were recruited from a single workplace (local government, open-plan, 400 employees) and asked to complete a DED symptoms questionnaire (OSDI), and answer questions on general ocular health, perception of the IEQ, and social impact from DED symptoms. All participants had worked in the building for at least 4 months. Keywords Dry eye disease, indoor environment perception, social impact, office workers, occupational dry eye