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.
1 Adrenocorticotropic hormone, which stimulates the adrenal glands to secrete steroid hormones, principally cortisol. 2  Growth hormone, which regulates growth, metabolism and body composition. 3  Luteinising hormone and follicle stimulating hormone, also known as gonadotrophins.he anterior pituitary gland produces the following hormones and releases them into the bloodstream: 1  Adrenocorticotropic hormone, which stimulates the adrenal glands to secrete steroid hormones, principally cortisol. 2  Growth hormone, which regulates growth, metabolism and body composition.