Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

MENOPAUSE AND DRY EYE DISEASE - A REVEIW ARTICLE

Dr Jyoti Bhuyan, Dr. Bishnu Prasad Das, Dr. Baby Deka, Dr. Raj Shekhar Paul

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Dry eye disease is a multifactorial ocular surface disorder which can cause debilitating symptoms of burning, foreign body sensation, decreased vision and ultimately affecting quality of life. Among its many risk factors, menopause is considered as an established  and an important etiology. It is more prevalent in the females in menopausal and perimenopausal age group which is believed to be due to changes in balance in sex hormones. All the components of the tear film including aqueous layer, lipid and mucin have been influenced by sex hormones like estrogens and androgens. Various mechanisms involving menopause like decrease in hormones production and alterations at their receptor level, interplay to change the ocular surface homeostasis resulting in dry eye disease(DED). Various studies have reported potential role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in menopause associated dry eye symptoms. The purpose of this review article is to highlight the hormonal effect on dry eye and to underscore the relationship between dry eye disease and menopause.

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Dr Jyoti Bhuyan, Dr. Bishnu Prasad Das, Dr. Baby Deka, Dr. Raj Shekhar Paul, MENOPAUSE AND DRY EYE DISEASE‾A REVEIW ARTICLE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2018

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