1 Skin disease on or around the eyelids can result in dry eye. 2  Diseases of the glands in the eyelids, such as meibomian gland dysfunction, can cause dry eye. 3  Dry eye can occur in women who are pregnant.  Women who are on hormone replacement therapy may experience dry eye symptoms.
any of the hormones produced by the adrenal cortex; also, their synthetic equivalents. Called also adrenocortical hormone and adrenocorticoid. All the hormones are steroids having similar chemical structures, but quite different physiologic effects.
Print | Email article to a friend | Last updated: October 24, 2013. Adrenocorticotropic hormone is produced by the pituitary gland. Its key function is to stimulate the production and release of cortisol from the cortex of the adrenal gland.his is called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. When adrenocorticotropic hormone levels in the blood are low, a group of cells in the hypothalamus release a hormone called corticotrophin-releasing hormone which stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone into the bloodstream.