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Results and comments from surveys about all different aspects of living with dry eye disease, including symptoms, medical care, treatments, and other. See also Dry Eye Foundation's deep dive at https://www.mydryeyedata.org/.

Eye Drop Packaging Preferences (9-10/2023)

This survey is about the three different ways over-the-counter eye drops are packaged, and what your experiences and preferences are with each. While there were only 76 participants, I felt the responses were important - not just the data but the com

Dry Eye and Eye Makeup (6/2023)

Participants of this survey mostly have moderate to severe dry eye:. In a word, YES, at least some of the time. Out of 70 participants, here's who wears what:. There did not appear to be enough of a pattern to summarize the responses, so they are inc

Eyelid hygiene product preferences (2/2023)

February 14-21, 2023. 126. Rebecca's comment: If you're using baby shampoo, I would encourage you to read this article. You are welcome to use our surveys freely so long as you attribute them to THE DRY EYE SHOP and provide a link to this page.

Eye drop frequency of use (1/2023)

January 2023 - 366 responses and 76 comments. The questions are how frequently you use over-the-counter eye drops and whether they are preservative-free.

Preservative awareness, June 2022 update

May 9 to June 6, 2022. 173. The vast majority (93%) of participants in this survey have moderate to severe dry eye. PROGRESS! Compared to three years ago, the number of participants who have limited or no knowledge of preservatives shrunk from 21% to

Eye redness and how it affects you (3/2019)

March 6-27, 2019. 103. Note: This survey is a bit different from the others as most of the participants in this survey are people who definitely have issues with eye redness. The real point of the survey is to draw attention to how significant rednes

Preservative awareness amongst users of eye drops (6/2019)

April 25 to June 9, 2019. 462. Of the 462 people who responded:. On the other hand, there are clearly some significant knowledge gaps, and identifying gaps is very helpful in finding ways we can begin to focus in improving awareness. For example:. Qu

Blepharitis/MGD patients: What do you clean your eyelids with? (12/2018)

November 28 - December 4, 2018. 369. Of the 106 participants who selected "Other", here is what they shared:. BOILED WATER, q tip. SYSTANE BALANCE OR RESTASIS. Soap. Saline. sulfate-free liquid soap. Honey. ICU Soft cleansing pads. tea tree soap. Oxy

Eye lubricant usage - Daytime (12/2018)

December 12, 2018 to January 2, 2019. 221. You are welcome to use our surveys freely so long as you attribute them to THE DRY EYE SHOP and provide a link to this page.

Nighttime dry eye protection (12/2018)

December 5-11, 2018. 561. You are welcome to use our surveys freely so long as you attribute them to THE DRY EYE SHOP and provide a link to this page.

How many doctors have you seen for dry eye? (11/2018)

November 21-27, 2018. 173. You are welcome to use our surveys freely so long as you attribute them to THE DRY EYE SHOP and provide a link to this page.