Why do women have more problems with dry eyes?
Women tend to experience eye dryness more than men. Ophthalmologist David Demartini, MD, explains why women are more susceptible.
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Women have more problems with dry eyes mainly because they have more of the inflammatory systemic
diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, as well as menopause. Menopause really can bring on a lot of dryness
to a lot of women. And even the hormone therapy will not reverse it. Some people think it even makes it worse. So unfortunately, they have to deal
with that probably three to one, as far as incidents compared to men. Any men that have rheumatoid arthritis
or have inflammatory disease, such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, they can also have dry eyes.
So men don't get away with none of that. But the women certainly have more of a problem
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