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HenPickedStaff
a year ago
A less commonly discussed symptom of menopause is Hormonal Dry Eye or 'HDE'.

Few women make a connection between their fluctuating hormones and their eye health. In fact, new research, conducted by Eye Health UK in collaboration with Thomas Pocklington Trust, found a whopping 86 per cent of women were unaware there was a connection between the two, despite ‘the Change’ being said to trigger conditions such as Dry Eye syndrome, Glaucoma and Cataracts.

Henpicked: https://henpicked.net/common-eye-problems-and-how-to-overcome-them/ 

Vision Matters have provided a great summary here as part of their WMD campaign: https://www.visionmatters.org.uk/vision-and-menopause/vision-and-menopause 

This Healthline article also provides some valuable insights: https://www.healthline.com/health/menopause/menopause-and-dry-eyes