A person with dry eye syndrome may experience signs and symptoms, which usually affect both eyes, as under:
- Dry, sandy/gritty/scratchy, or filmy feeling
- Burning or itching
- Intermittent excessive tearing
- Stringy mucus in or around your eyes
- Redness of the eyes
- Sharp or achy pain in or around the eyes
- Eye fatigue
- Blurred or double vision
- Foreign body sensation
- Light sensitivity
- Difficulty wearing contact lenses
- Difficulty with night time driving