dry eyes

[Fate]

does anyone eles seem to need eye drops sometime after starting HRT?
am pretty sure its not eye make up, stayed in on a weekend with no make up on and its still a bit dry.
its okay in the morning and afternoon, but it drys out at the end of the day. maybe i need to blink more?

[Padma]

I've had this for years (not because of medication) - one thing that can cause it is not how often you blink, but how you blink. When I used to wear contact lenses (the old hard kind) I got into a habit of "flick-blinking", where the lid doesn't come down quite all the way, because full blinking was a bit uncomfortable. Then the eye can dry up more easily. And make-up can encourage this if the eye feels a little uncomfortable and doesn't somehow want to blink properly. So it's worth doing a few full blinks every so often to get the eyes into the habit. I find when I'm blinking properly, my eyesight is clearer too .

Also make sure you drink plenty of water, and not plenty of tea/coffee/alcohol, as hydration is a good thing.

[pebbles]

there was a transitory period of this with me yes... It's made worse by progesterone.
It was only bad for a month or so before my eyes got used to it.

[Janet_Girl]

I am the odd woman out.  I have had dry eyes while on HRT.  Even when I wore contacts.  Maybe it is just me.