1 Skin disease on or around the eyelids can result in dry eye. 2  Diseases of the glands in the eyelids, such as meibomian gland dysfunction, can cause dry eye. 3  Dry eye can occur in women who are pregnant.  Women who are on hormone replacement therapy may experience dry eye symptoms.
any of the hormones produced by the adrenal cortex; also, their synthetic equivalents. Called also adrenocortical hormone and adrenocorticoid. All the hormones are steroids having similar chemical structures, but quite different physiologic effects.
The adrenal cortex produces three hormones: 1  Mineralocorticoids: the most important of which is aldosterone. 2  Glucocorticoids: predominantly cortisol. 3  Adrenal androgens: male sex hormones mainly dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and testosterone.