Are Your Dry Eyes Related to Your Menstrual Cycle?
Update: Researchers in Thailand have published the results of a recent trial which studied the effect of hormone therapy for dry eye syndrome in post-menopausal women.
Unfortunately, after three months of hormone therapy, this group did not demonstrate improvement in dry eye symptoms over placebo.
Versura P, Fresina M, Campos EC. Ocular surface changes over the menstrual cycle in women with and without dry eye. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2007 Jul;23(7):385-90.
Piwkumsribonruang N, Somboonporn W, Luanratanakorn P, Kaewrudee S, Tharnprisan P, Soontrapa S. Effectiveness of hormone therapy for treating dry eye syndrome in postmenopausal women: a randomized trial. J Med Assoc Thai. 2010 Jun;93(6):647-52.