Study: Migraine raises risk of dry eyes

For the study, the team examined 73,000 adults. The findings, published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology, showed 8-34 per cent of adults may be affected by dry eye disease. Further, similar underlying inflammatory processes at the cellular level are known to play key roles in both dry eye disease and migraine. "Inflammatory changes in dry eye disease might trigger similar events in neuromuscular tissue, leading to the development and propagation of migraine headaches," the team noted. Excessive dryness of the eye's surface might work on key nerve pathways to help trigger migraines, they added. In addition, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, thyroid problems, exposure to smoke, wind and dry climates, and long-term use of contact lenses can also lead to dry eyes, the study noted.

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