Dry Eye Disease and Work Productivity Loss in Visual Display Users: The Osaka Study

Purpose. To assess the association of dry eye disease (DED) with physical activity and sedentary behavior.Methods. The cross-sectional survey conducted included Japanese office workers who use visual display terminals (n=672). DED was assessed according to the Japanese Dry Eye Diagnostic Criteria, and participants were categorized into “definite DED,” “probable DED,” or “non-DED” groups based on the results of DED examinations. Physical activity and sedentary behavior of participants were assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and physical activity level was calculated in metabolic equivalent units per week (MET, min/week). Participants were classified as having a high, moderate, or low level of physical activity.Results. Participants with abnormal tear break-up time (BUT) (≤5 s) were involved in sedentary behavior for significantly longer duration than those with normal BUT (P=0.035). Non-DED participants (14.5%) tended to have higher levels of physical activity than definite DED participants (2.5%). Participants with definite DED had significantly lower MET scores than those with non-DED (P=0.025).Conclusions. Our findings suggest that a lower level of physical activity and sedentary behavior are associated with DED; however, longitudinal/intervention studies with large groups of participants are needed to validate these findings.

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Physical inactivity, prolonged sedentary behaviors, and use of visual display terminals as potential risk factors for dry eye disease: JPHC-NEXT study

The Ocular Surface ◽

10.1016/j.jtos.2019.09.007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 56-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Akiko Hanyuda ◽

Norie Sawada ◽

Miki Uchino ◽

Motoko Kawashima ◽

Kenya Yuki ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Dry Eye ◽

Potential Risk ◽

Physical Inactivity ◽

Visual Display ◽

Dry Eye Disease ◽

Eye Disease ◽

Sedentary Behaviors ◽

Potential Risk Factors

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Importance of Tear Film Instability in Dry Eye Disease in Office Workers Using Visual Display Terminals: The Osaka Study

American Journal of Ophthalmology ◽

10.1016/j.ajo.2014.12.019 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 159 (4) ◽

pp. 748-754 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Norihiko Yokoi ◽

Miki Uchino ◽

Yuichi Uchino ◽

Murat Dogru ◽

Motoko Kawashima ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dry Eye ◽

Tear Film ◽

Visual Display ◽

Dry Eye Disease ◽

Office Workers ◽

Eye Disease ◽

Film Instability

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Association of Severity of Dry Eye Disease with Work Productivity and Activity Impairment in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management Study

Ophthalmology ◽

10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.10.015 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Giampaolo Greco ◽

Maxwell Pistilli ◽

Penny A. Asbell ◽

Maureen G. Maguire

Keyword(s):

Dry Eye ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Dry Eye Disease ◽

Eye Disease ◽

Activity Impairment ◽

Management Study

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Patient-reported burden of dry eye disease in the UK: a cross-sectional web-based survey

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039209 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. e039209

Author(s):

Parwez Hossain ◽

Csaba Siffel ◽

Corey Joseph ◽

Juliette Meunier ◽

Jessica T. Markowitz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dry Eye ◽

Visual Function ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Dry Eye Disease ◽

Eye Disease ◽

Activity Limitations ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Web Based ◽

The Impact

ObjectivesTo compare sociodemographics and vision-related quality of life (QoL) of individuals with or without dry eye disease (DED); and to explore the impact of DED symptom severity on visual function, activity limitations and work productivity.DesignCross-sectional web-based survey.SettingGeneral UK population.ParticipantsAdults ≥18 years with (N=1002) or without (N=1003) self-reported DED recruited through email and screened.Main outcome measuresAll participants completed the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25), with six additional questions (items A3–A8), and the EuroQol 5 dimensions 5 levels. DED participants also completed Impact of Dry Eye on Everyday Life questionnaire, 5-item Dry Eye Questionnaire and the Standardised Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness questionnaire along with the Ocular Comfort Index, Work Productivity and Activity Impairment and the Eye Dryness Score (EDS), a Visual Analogue Scale.ResultsBaseline demographic and clinical characteristics were similar in participants with versus without DED (mean age, 55.2 vs 55.0 years; 61.8% vs 61.0% women, respectively) based on recruitment targets. Scores were derived from NEI VFQ-25 using the new 28-item revised VFQ (VFQ-28R) scoring. Mean (SD) VFQ-28R scores were lower in participants with versus without DED, indicating worse functioning (activity limitations, 73.3 (12.3) vs 84.4 (12.3); socioemotional functioning, 75.3 (21.5) vs 90.3 (16.2); total score, 71.6 (12.8) vs 83.6 (12.6)). Higher percentages of problems/inability to do activities were observed among those with versus without DED. The impact of DED on visual function was worse for participants with more severe DED symptoms, as assessed by EDS. In addition, a higher EDS was associated with worse symptoms on common DED scales and a worse impact on work productivity.ConclusionsDED symptoms were associated with negative effects on visual function, activities and work productivity, whereas worse DED symptoms had a greater impact on vision-related QoL and work productivity.

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