What is dry eye syndrome?

Dry eye syndrome is may be related to impairment in tear production caused by damage or dysfunction to the lacrimal gland or from increased water loss from the eye surface.

How do members experience dry eye syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with dry eye syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for dry eye syndrome*

Who has dry eye syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 42
30s 98
40s 145
50s 221
60s 293
70+ 210

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 193
Female 789

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What is dry eye syndrome?

Dry eye syndrome is may be related to impairment in tear production caused by damage or dysfunction to the lacrimal gland or from increased water loss from the eye surface.



Common symptoms reported by people with dry eye syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for dry eye syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with dry eye syndrome

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Who has dry eye syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 317 say dry eye syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 42
30s 98
40s 145
50s 221
60s 293
70+ 210
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 37
20-29 years 45
30-39 years 71
40-49 years 93
50-59 years 72
60-69 years 16
70+ years 5

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 193
Female 789

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 427
Not Diagnosed 57

These charts show data from dry eye syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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