April was Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month, but raising awareness and educating female patients about conditions that predominantly affect women is something eye care providers should prioritize year-round.
According to the nonprofit organization Prevent Blindness, there are 112 million more women than men living with vision loss globally, and women have a higher prevalence of age-related macular degeneration, dry eye disease, glaucoma, refractive error and thyroid eye disease. Women who are perimenopausal or in menopause also may experience vision changes, including dry eye, which