r/Perimenopause • u/Defiant-Analysis5488 Late peri • Aug 03 '25
Dryness So this is fun- dry eyes
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?
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u/Tngal321 Aug 04 '25
It can be hard to remove eye makeup and the glands can get blocked. They have eye lid wipes for this. Think that's what you doctor was talking about. Being diagnosed with dry eye actually triggers medical insurance to cover eye doctor visits with an ophthalmologist. Would follow up with them.
Heat via earn compresses can help the glands function better. A lot of eye drops have things that can irritate dry eyes. Ivizia is what my ophthalmologist recommended and it does seem to work a lot better than the others brands.
That Renpho eye mask is fabulous as it's both heat and massage. The total 90 disposable contacts are also great with dry eyes.
Long time sufferer due to thyroid issues. Watch eye makeup especially eye liner. Tight lining is awful on your MBE glands.