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The Patient's Guide to Dry Eye Syndrome: Hormones and Dry Eye

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Let's face the facts; women report dry eye symptoms more frequently than males in the same age group.  In a study by the American Journal of Ophthalmology, 7.8% of women over 50 report dry eye, versus only 4% of polled men.  The theoretical culprit? Hormones As women go through menopause, androgen levels appear to drop, causing a range of side effects.  In the...