Eye irritation and environmental factors in the office environment - Hypotheses, causes and a physiological model

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 411-430

  Wolkoff, Peder ^a   Skov, Peder ^b   Franck, Carsten ^c   Petersen, Lisbeth N ^d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Causes of eye symptoms; Environmental risk factors; Epidemiology of eye irritation; Gender differences; Indoor air pollution; Occupational risk factors; Physiological model for eye irritation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; COSMETIC; FORMALDEHYDE; IRRITANT AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; BLINKING; CLIMATE; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG USE; DRY EYE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; LACRIMATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OFFICE WORKER; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; TEAR FILM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0346245529     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.748     Document Type: Review

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