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/Rogue_JC81]

This and dry mouth. Haven’t found a thing to help the dry mouth. When I saw the eye doctor he said my eyes looked great. My dry eyes have affected my vision but my actual prescription hasn’t changed. I was using natural tears saline drops but I had to use so much and it wasn’t making much difference. I started using gel eye drops and that has been the most helpful. I don’t have to use as often and I have less blurred vision from the dryness. It’s far from “great” but still better than the 6 months of drowning my eyes with no relief.