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Dry Eye Rescue
Meet DryEyeQ
A quick symptom score. A smarter next step.
Answer a few questions about how your eyes feel. DryEyeQ will measure your symptom burden, look at your symptom pattern, and help you decide whether to shop, learn, or see an eye doctor.
About 2 minutes
DryEyeQ provides educational guidance and does not diagnose an eye condition or replace an examination by an eye care professional.
Before we start
Are any of these happening right now?
Choose all that apply.
Please get your eyes evaluated promptly.
Some symptoms should be evaluated by an eye care professional rather than handled with an online product recommendation.
If you believe this is a medical emergency, seek emergency medical care.
Symptom score, question 1 of 6
First, let's measure your symptoms.
Think about a typical day during the last month and choose the answer that fits you best.
During a typical day within the last month, have you experienced eyes that are sensitive to light?
Symptom score, question 2 of 6
During a typical day within the last month, have you experienced vision blurring between blinks, with your refractive correction?
Symptom score, question 3 of 6
During a typical day within the last month, have problems with your eyes limited you when driving or being driven at night?
Symptom score, question 4 of 6
During a typical day within the last month, have problems with your eyes limited you when watching TV, or doing a similar task?
Symptom score, question 5 of 6
During a typical day within the last month, have your eyes felt uncomfortable in windy conditions?
Symptom score, question 6 of 6
During a typical day within the last month, have your eyes felt uncomfortable in places or areas with low humidity?
Your symptom score
0
out of 24 on the OSDI-6
Normal Range
Now let's figure out where to start.
A few more quick questions will help DryEyeQ look at your symptom pattern and choose the smartest next step.
Your symptom pattern
When do your eyes usually feel their worst?
Your score tells us how much your eyes are bothering you. Now let's look at the pattern.
Choose up to two.
Your symptom pattern
When your vision gets blurry, does blinking help?
Your symptom pattern
What do you notice around your eyelids or eyelashes?
Your symptom pattern
Do any of these describe what you are experiencing?
Choose all that apply.
Your symptom pattern
What are you already doing for your eyes?
Your symptom pattern
Has an eye doctor already told you that you have any of these?
Your symptom pattern
Do you wear contact lenses?
Your symptom pattern
Do your symptoms seem connected to your contact lenses?
Your DryEyeQ
Symptom score
0
Normal Range
Your symptoms are significant.
Your score is in the severe symptom range. A home routine may help with comfort, but we recommend scheduling an eye examination to determine what is driving the symptoms.
Already have an eye doctor? Bring these answers to your next visit.
An eye exam should be your next step.
Your answers include more than one thing an online assessment should not try to sort out. An eye care professional can examine your eyelids, tear film, and eye surface and determine what is actually causing the problem.
Already have an eye doctor? Bring these answers to your next visit.
Your symptom pattern
General Surface Dryness
Your answers do not strongly point toward one specific pattern. A simple preservative-free lubrication routine is a reasonable place to start.
Evaporation / Eyelid Oil-Gland Leaning
Your symptoms tend to build with blinking, screens, dry air, wind, or later in the day. This pattern can occur when the tear film evaporates too quickly. Eyelid oil glands may contribute, but DryEyeQ cannot diagnose MGD.
Lid-Focused Pattern
Your answers suggest that the eyelids and lash line may be an important part of your discomfort. Keeping the lid margin clean can be a useful part of an eye-comfort routine.
You told us an eye doctor has already diagnosed Demodex eyelid disease. Tea tree based cleansers are often part of that routine, so check with your doctor about which product they want you to use.
Nighttime / Morning Dryness Pattern
Your symptoms are strongest overnight or when you wake up. A thicker nighttime lubricant or moisture-protection product may be a better fit than simply using more daytime drops.
Itch / Allergy-Leaning Pattern
Itching and puffiness stand out in your answers. Allergy can overlap with dry eye, so the goal is to address the itch without assuming that every symptom is caused by dryness.
Contact-Lens-Associated Discomfort
Your symptoms seem to be connected to contact lens wear. Lens material, fit, solution, wear time, and the eye surface can all affect comfort, so persistent problems are worth discussing with your eye doctor.
Because your eyes stay uncomfortable after the lenses come out, an eye exam is worth moving up your list.
Your next step
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Still uncomfortable? An eye exam can help determine what is driving your symptoms.
Find a Dry Eye DoctorWhat Is DryEyeQ?
DryEyeQ is a quick eye-symptom assessment from Dry Eye Rescue. It combines a standardized symptom score with a few additional questions about when and how your symptoms occur. The goal is to help you decide whether an over-the-counter eye-care routine, more education, or an eye examination is the best next step.
What Does My DryEyeQ Score Mean?
The standardized symptom portion of DryEyeQ measures how much eye symptoms are affecting you. A score can identify meaningful symptoms, but it cannot diagnose dry eye disease or determine the underlying cause. An eye care professional uses an examination and clinical testing to make a diagnosis.
Why Does DryEyeQ Ask More Questions After the Score?
Two people with similar symptom scores can have very different symptom patterns. DryEyeQ asks a few additional questions about timing, vision, eyelids, environment, contact lenses, and what you have already tried so it can help point you toward a more useful next step.
When Should I See an Eye Doctor?
See an eye care professional when symptoms are severe, persistent, unusual, mostly in one eye, associated with meaningful vision changes or pain, or continue despite a regular home routine. Sudden or serious symptoms may require prompt evaluation.
Built Around Modern Dry-Eye Guidance
DryEyeQ uses the OSDI-6 standardized symptom questionnaire and additional routing concepts informed by contemporary dry-eye literature, including TFOS DEWS III. DryEyeQ itself is a Dry Eye Rescue patient-guidance tool and is not a TFOS diagnostic instrument.
- TFOS DEWS III: Diagnostic Methodology, 2025
- TFOS DEWS III: Management and Therapy, 2025
Medically reviewed by the DER Medical Advisory Panel
DryEyeQ provides educational information and over-the-counter product guidance based on the answers you provide. It does not diagnose dry eye disease or any other medical condition and does not replace an eye examination. Seek professional eye care for persistent, worsening, unusual, or concerning symptoms.
