Eye redness, itching, watering, dryness, and blurry vision can overlap across several eye conditions. Answer the questions below to compare your symptoms with patterns linked to common fall eye problems.
This checker is for educational use only. It does not diagnose an eye condition and should not replace professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Before You Start
Seek prompt medical care instead of continuing with the checker if you have any of the following symptoms
- Severe or worsening eye pain
- Sudden vision loss
- A major new change in vision
- Strong light sensitivity
- A serious eye injury
- A chemical splash in the eye
- New flashes, a sudden increase in floaters, or a dark curtain or shadow across your vision
- A painful red eye while wearing contact lenses
Contact lens wearers should also act promptly if redness appears with sudden blurry vision, unusual discharge, heavy tearing, or strong light sensitivity.
Question 1 of 7
Where Are You Having Symptoms?
Select the area that fits your symptoms.
Symptoms affecting both eyes can fit allergies or dry eye, while some infections begin in one eye before spreading to the other.
Question 2 of 7
What Do Your Eyes Feel Like?
Select every symptom that applies.
Itching can fit fall eye allergies more closely, while burning and grittiness are common with dry eye. Pain deserves more caution, especially for contact lens wearers.
Question 3 of 7
What Do Your Eyes Look Like?
Select every visible sign that applies.
Redness appears with allergies, dry eye, viral conjunctivitis, bacterial conjunctivitis, and irritation. The other symptoms you select will help narrow the pattern.
Question 4 of 7
Are Your Eyes Producing Any Discharge?
Choose the closest match.
Watery discharge fits viral conjunctivitis and eye allergies more closely. Thick yellow or green discharge fits bacterial conjunctivitis more closely, especially when the eyelids stick together after sleep.
Question 5 of 7
Are You Having Vision or Light-Related Symptoms?
Select every symptom that applies.
Temporary blur after long screen sessions or during dry eye episodes is different from a sudden or persistent change in vision. Significant vision changes should be checked by an eye care professional.
Question 6 of 7
What Seems to Trigger or Worsen Your Symptoms?
Select every trigger that applies.
Triggers help separate conditions with similar symptoms. Itching and watering after outdoor pollen exposure fit allergies more closely, while burning and grittiness in dry heated air fit dry eye more closely.
Question 7 of 7
Do You Wear Contact Lenses?
If you wear contact lenses, select every statement that applies.
Contact lens discomfort does not always mean there is an infection. Pain, strong redness, light sensitivity, sudden blurry vision, or discharge deserves prompt attention.
