AM:To discuss the correlation between symptom and sign of patients with dry eye. METHODS:The patients were analysed including ages, symptoms,tear break-up time(BUT)test, SchirmerⅠtest and the fluorescent stain test(FL).The clinical data was quantitated and analysed with correlation analysis. RESULTS:Age was negatively correlated with SchirmerⅠtest(r=- 0.219,P<0.05), dryness of eye was positively correlated with SchirmerⅠtest(r=0.156,P<0.05),dryness of eye was negatively correlated with BUT(r=- 0.254,P<0.01), eye dry was positively correlated with asthenopia(r=0.313,P<0.01),photophobia was negatively correlated with SchirmerⅠtest(r=- 0.231,P<0.01), photophobia was negatively correlated with the fluorescent stain test(FL)(r=- 0.165,P<0.05),the fluorescent stain test(FL) was negatively correlated with asthenopia(r=- 0.220,P<0.01). CONCLUSION:The incidence of dry eye was higher for the elderly.There are some correlation between subjective symptoms and objective signs of dry eye.