What is dysfunctional tear syndrome?

Dysfunctional tear syndrome is an overlap of symptoms and conditions related to the alteration of the ocular surface and the tear film.

How do members experience dysfunctional tear syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with dysfunctional tear syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for dysfunctional tear syndrome*

Who has dysfunctional tear syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 0
50s 1
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 1

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What is dysfunctional tear syndrome?

Dysfunctional tear syndrome is an overlap of symptoms and conditions related to the alteration of the ocular surface and the tear film.



Common symptoms reported by people with dysfunctional tear syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for dysfunctional tear syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with dysfunctional tear syndrome

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Who has dysfunctional tear syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 0 say dysfunctional tear syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 0
50s 1
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 1

These charts show data from dysfunctional tear syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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