Background: Dry eye disease (DED) is a disease of the tear layer that is caused by various factors, causing a series of symptoms or vision problems. One of the factors causing DED is smoking. Smoking activities have a high tendency in the workplace with jobs such as farmers and laborers having the highest proportion of active smokers compared to other occupational groups. Work activities that are always in a smoking environment and are exposed to cigarette smoke put workers at risk of experiencing DED complaints.
Method: Analytical observational research with a cross sectional approach. This research was conducted in January 2023 at campus 2 of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang. The population of this study were all workers at the area of Faculty of Medicine UMM with a sample of 45 people using a total sampling technique. Data analysis uses Spearman correlation.
Research and Discussion Results: Statistical analysis shows that there is an insignificant relationship between smoking status and the incidence of Dry Eye Disease with a p value of 0.620 (p > 0.05) and a correlation coefficient value of 0.076 which indicates that there is a low category relationship between the variables.
Conclusion: There is an insignificant relationship between smoking status and the incidence of Dry Eye Disease in Workers at the area of Faculty of Medicine UM
