title: [Dry eye syndrome. Occupational risk factors, valuation and prevention].
abstract: Dry eye syndrome in the workplace is associated with new ways of working, with increasing use of screens and electronic devices and environmental conditions encountered in modern office designs and other environments. Also affect occupational exposure to ionizing radiation, chemicals or atmospheric dust with increased ocular dryness. The study of pathophysiological aspects and laboral causality of the dry eye, must be to develop joint task in Occupational Health, Public Health in coordination with and responsible for the national health system, which would involve primary and secondary preventive measures more effective and proper diagnosis, control and monitoring of the disease, A better knowledge of occupational hazards and actions agreed and coordinated between occupational physicians, preventers, primary care physicians and specialist physicians, such as ophthalmology, will get results much more effective when earlier and optimize available resources.
authors.affiliation: Medicina del Trabajo, Grupo Correos-Valencia, Valencia, España. Electronic address: MTVH@ono.com.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Vicente-Herrero
authors.affiliation: Medicina del Trabajo, INSS, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Iñiguez de la Torre
authors.affiliation: INSS-Madrid, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Terradillos-García
authors.affiliation: Medicina del Trabajo, Universidad Illes Balears, Servei de Salut, Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, España.
authors.forename: Á A
authors.initials: ÁA
authors.lastname: López González
mesh_terms: D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016272:Occupational Health; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods
keywords: Dry eye syndrome; Factores de riesgo laboral; Medicina del trabajo; Occupational Health; Occupational Medicine; Occupational risk factors; Prevención; Prevention; Salud laboral; Síndrome ojo seco