20/08/2025
Thanks to hormones, women may experience vision changes throughout their adult lives. The hormones estrogen and progesterone have a lot to do with this. Their changing levels can affect the eye’s oil glands, which can lead to dryness. Estrogen can also make the cornea less stiff with more elasticity, which can affect how light travels into the eye. The dryness and the change in refraction can cause blurry vision and can also make wearing contact lenses difficult.
You may have some blurry vision or irritated, uncomfortably dry eyes. Often, lubricating eye drops can help with the dryness associated with hormonal changes.
Fortunately, blurry vision due to hormonal changes often resolves when hormones level out. However, if your vision doesn’t return to normal a couple of months after pregnancy, or it suddenly changes or becomes very blurry, it is very important to see your optometrist right away to rule out more serious medical eye conditions like diabetes.
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