Survey reveals lack of dry eye awareness

A survey commissioned by Théa and carried out by YouGov revealed that just over a third of British people were unaware of dry eye disease despite experiencing symptoms and it impacting on their quality of life.

Over 2,000 people responded to the No EyeDea survey, which found that 36% did not know what any symptoms of dry eye disease were.

A total of 43% said they had experience painful, sore or burning sensations in their eyes, while 48% felt they had something in their eye.

In addition, 34% felt that their eyes were watering and 21% had experienced red eyes. Despite this, 32% waited to see if the symptoms would go away by themselves.