what are the symptoms dry eye?

Answer 1

-Dryness
-Burning
-Gritty feeling in your eyes that gets worse as the day goes on
-Pain
-Redness
-A "pulling" sensation
-A feeling that something is inside the eye
-A stingy discharge from the eyes
-Eyes watering

The symptomns are made worse by:

-Reading for long periods of time
-Using a computer
-Driving
-Being in windy, dusty areas
-Being in areas with cigarette smoke

If you have a couple or more of these symptomns I'd see a doctor, because they can get worse if left untreated.

Answer 2

When tears do not adequately lubricate the eye, a person may experience:

* Pain
* Light sensitivity
* A gritty sensation
* A feeling of a foreign body or sand in the eye
* Itching
* Redness
* Blurring of vision

Sometimes, a person with a dry eye will have excess tears running down the cheeks, which may seem confusing. This happens when the eye isn't getting enough lubrication. The eye sends a distress signal through the nervous system for more lubrication. In response, the eye is flooded with tears to try to compensate for the underlying dryness. However, these tears are mostly water and do not have the lubricating qualities or the rich composition of normal tears. They will wash debris away, but they will not coat the eye surface properly. In addition, because these emergency tears tend to arrive too late, the eye needs to regenerate and treatment is necessary.

Answer 3

a burning sensation, sometimes itching too, that are relieved with moisture eye gtts. The doctor can do a simple test to ascertain whether or not you have dry eye, and can now prescribe a new medication called Restasis to resolve the problem.

Answer 4

well eyes that are really dry most of the time, its hard to get your eyes to water.
hope that helps

Answer 5

mine usually feel dry - scratchy and itchy

here is a page that might help -
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/eye/dry-eyes/symptoms?section=section_01