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Eye tracking journal: track how your eyes feel, day by day
Symptoms that come and go are hard to describe at an appointment. A few taps a day build a dated record your eye doctor can actually use.
What to track
How your eyes feelTired, dry, gritty, blurry, a headache: one tap each, on a simple scale.
Screen time and breaksHow long you were on screens and whether the breaks happened.
Sleep and the time of dayWhen symptoms show up and how you slept the night before.
Drops, glasses and treatmentsWhat your eye doctor suggested, and when you used it.
Optional eye photosTaken the same way each time, next to that day's notes.
Questions for your visitWrite them down when you think of them, not in the waiting room.
Why a journal helps
Eye symptoms often come and go: worse in the evening, after a long day of screens, or after a short night. By the time you see your eye doctor, the details have faded. A dated record shows the pattern instead of relying on memory, and it helps you ask better questions.
A journal records what you noticed. It doesn't explain the cause, and it can't tell you whether something is getting better or worse. That's for your eye doctor.
A simple routine
- Once a day, at about the same time, tap how your eyes feel.
- Add the context: screen time, sleep, drops, anything unusual.
- Before an appointment, make a Doctor Brief for the period since your last visit.
Not sure what to note for a particular symptom? See Eye symptoms: what to note and when to get help.
Questions
Is this an eye tracking device or software?
No. Here, tracking means keeping a journal: you note how your eyes feel and what happened that day. Ocufuse doesn't follow or measure your eye movements.
How long does it take?
About 20 seconds a day. Tap how your eyes feel, add anything that stands out, and you're done.
Can I share it with my eye doctor?
Yes. Pick a period and the Doctor Brief puts your entries and photos on one tidy page you can print, save as a PDF or download as a spreadsheet. Nothing is shared unless you do it.