Determinants of ocular symptoms in postmenopausal women with dry eye

• Main Authors: Stapleton, Fiona, Badarudin, Noor Ezailina, Jing, Jing You, Hampel, Ulrike, Eden, John, Raisin, Leanne, Williams, Jennifer, Chao, Cecilia, Blanka Golebiowski, Blanka
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association Of Research In Vision Ophthalmology (United States) 2015
• Subjects: RE Ophthalmology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/64639/9/64639Determinants%20of%20ocular%20symptoms%20in%20postmenopaual%20women%20with%20dry%20eye..pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64639/; https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2334421

Purpose: Dry eye in women is more prevalent postmenopause and alterations in sex hormone levels may be implicated. This study explored the relationship between serum concentration of sex hormones and dry eye symptoms and ocular surface signs. Methods: The study involved 46 postmenopausal women diag...