Dry Eye Common Among Older Men

SOURCE:  MedPage Today

DATE:  June 8, 2009

EXCERPT: "Dry eye disease, known to be common among older women, is also prevalent among older men, increasing with age, hypertension, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and antidepressant use, a study found. .... Changes in this sebaceous gland have been linked to androgen deficiency. The higher prevalence of dry eye among women, whose androgen levels are lower than men's throughout life, supports the notion that androgen deficiency may contribute to the ocular problems."    more

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Schaumberg DA, Dana R, Buring JE, Sullivan DA. Prevalence of dry eye disease among US men: estimates from the Physicians' Health Studies. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Jun;127(6):763-8.