Objective To analyze the incidence of dry eye in Yantai area and to explore the risk factors of dry eye.Methods A total of 9 communities in Yantai city were randomly selected,and a dry eye questionnaire survey and dry eye-related examinations were conducted among people over 20 years old in the community on a voluntary basis.Finally,a total of 5 520 subjects were included in the survey.The factors affecting the occurrence of dry eye were analyzed.Results There was a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of dry eye between male and female survey subjects(P=0.01).There was a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of dry eye between survey subjects aged<40 years and≥40 years(P=0.00).There was a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of dry eye among survey subjects in different quarters(P=0.00).There was a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of dry eye among survey subjects in different occupations(P<0.05).There were a statistically significant differences in the prevalence of dry eye between survey subjects with a history of hypertension,diabetes,and rheumatic diseases and those without a history of hypertension,diabetes,and rheumatic diseases(P<0.05).There was a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of dry eye between survey subjects with and without contact lens wearing history(P=0.00).There was a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of dry eye between subjects with daily video terminal use time≤8 h and those with daily video terminal use time>8 h(P=0.00).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that female,age≥40 years old,outdoor work(fishermen,construction workers),past history(history of hypertension,diabetes,rheumatic diseases),contact lens wearing history,daily video terminal use time>8 h were risk factors for dry eye(P<0.05).Conclusion Gender,age,long-term outdoor work,past history,history of wearing contact lenses,and long-term use of video terminals are all risk factors for dry eye.