Feature|Articles|July 6, 2026

Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome: looking past the reproductive system to the eye

Fact checked by: Katherine Talcott, MD

Patients with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome have higher ocular disease prevalence.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), recently renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS),¹is the most common endocrine disorder among females of reproductive age worldwide,² affecting from 4% to 20% of women.³