McMonnies' Dry Eye Questionairre

1. Have you ever had drops or other treatments prescribed for Dry Eyes?
  • Yes 2
  • No 1
  • Uncertain 0

2. Do you ever experience any of the following dry eye symptoms:
  • Soreness 1
  • Scratchiness 1
  • Dryness 1
  • Grittiness 1
  • Itching 1

3. How often do your eyes have these symptoms?
  • Never 0
  • Sometimes 1
  • Often 2
  • Constantly 3

4. Are your eyes usually sensitive to cigarette smoke, air conditioning or central heating?
  • Yes 2
  • No 0
  • Sometimes 1

5. Do you eyes become very red when swimming?
  • Not applicable 0
  • Yes 2
  • No 0
  • Sometimes 1

6. Are your eyes dry or irritated the day after drinking alcohol?
  • Not applicable 0
  • Yes 2
  • No 0
  • Sometimes 1

7.  Do you take anti-histamine tablets?
  • Yes 1
  • No 0

8. Do you use Anti-histamine eye drops?
  • Yes 1
  • No 0

9. Do you take diuretics? (fluid/water tablets)
  • Yes 1
  • No 0

10. Do you suffer from Arthritis?
  • Yes 2
  • No 0
  • Uncertain 1

11. Do you suffer from dryness of the nose, mouth, throat, chest or vagina?
  • Never 0
  • Sometimes 1
  • Often 2
  • Constantly 3


12. Do you suffer from thyroid abnormalities?
  • Yes 2
  • No 0
  • Uncertain 1

13. Are you known to sleep with your eyes partly open?
  • Yes 2
  • No 0
  • Sometimes 1

14. Do you have eye irritation on waking from sleep?
  • Yes 2
  • No 0
  • Sometimes 1

Gender:                            Age                                  Score
Male or Female                Under 25                         0
Male                                  25-45                               1
Female                              25-45                               2
Male                                  Over 45                           3
Female                              Over 45                           4
This questionnaire was developed in the 1980's by McMonnies' & Ho. It is used to evaluate the presence of dry eye.

Answer the questions as honestly as possible and the add up the score of your answers. A score of above 10 will indicate the presence of dry eye, however, a score of over 20 will indicate clinically significant dry eye.
This simple test will indicate the presence of a dry eye problem but will only give a crude measure of it's severity. If you would like to classify the severity in more detail please click below to be taken to the Ocular Surface Disease Score questionnaire.