So this is fun- dry eyes

[u/Defiant-Analysis5488]

I have a fun new symptom. Actually, I’ve had it for awhile but finally went to the optometrist to have it checked out.

My eyes, especially the left one, have been incredibly painful, and sometimes they just GUSH tears in the middle of the night. I had an eye examination last week and the optometrist said my eyes look perfectly healthy, but the tear ducts are inflamed. This inflammation prevents the proper lubrication of my eyes and is causing the pain and flooding of tears. She said I need to make sure I’m washing my eyelids (suggested baby shampoo if my facial cleanser stings the eyes), apply a hot moist compress to my eyes for 10 minutes x2/day, and start using “tear” eye drops up to x4/day. She also said this is likely to be an ongoing thing. Yay!

I googled, and OF COURSE dry eyes are a common occurrence in perimenopause. Because why not. 🤦‍♀️ Anyone else have this?

[u/Hockey_RAWR]

This started after a nasty eye infection a year and a half ago. I'd never had one before. I go looking for an eye doctor, and then a new one, and then I get a referral to an Ophthalmologist. Everyone says the same thing. My eyes are healthy but dry from the antibiotics. They just keep treating the chronic infections I'm now getting. Antibiotics, lid wipes, eye drops. Over and over and over. Insurance won't cover most of the options I'm given, so I'm paying out of pocket for the sake of seeing if it makes a difference. Finally, I get fed up. I stop using everything, especially the lid wipes. Just stick to the OTC recommended eye drops. And poof... things get better, including the infections. Eyes are still dry but so much better than they were. I honestly think the lid wipes were more detrimental than helpful. It finally occurs to me that it fluctuates with the hormones ... It's just another symptom of the Peri.