| TFOS | Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society |
| ADDE | Aqueous deficient dry eye |
| AC | Air conditioning |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| DED | Dry eye disease |
| DEWS | Dry eye workshop |
| EDE | Evaporative dry eye |
| LASIK | Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| MGD | Meibomian gland dysfunction |
| MW | Medical workers |
| NIKBUT | Non-invasive keratographic break-up time |
| Non-AC | Non-air-conditioned |
| ORs | Odds ratios |
| OSDI | Ocular Surface Disease Index |
| OW | Office workers |
| RH | Relative humidity |
| SANDE | The Symptom Assessment in Dry Eye |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TMH | Tear meniscus height |
| VDT | Video display terminals |