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Alternate Name(s): Keratitis sicca; Xerophthalmia; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca ... Dry eye syndrome occurs when the tear glands produce fewer tears. The symptoms range from mild irritation and a sensation of something in the eye, to severe discomfort and sensitivity to light. See also conjunctivitis , decreased tearing , ...
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Xerophthalmia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xerophthalmia (Greek for dry eyes ) is a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears. It may be caused by a deficiency in vitamin A and is sometimes used to describe that lack, althou...
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Xerophthalmia: Dry eyes. Xerophthalmia can be associated with systemic diseases such as Sjogren' s syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, and hypothyroidism; Xerophthalmia results from inadequate function of the lacrimal glands which produce tears.
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To assess the importance of vitamin A deficiency, an epidemiological survey of the prevalence of xerophthalmia was conducted, and serum retinal levels, nutritional status, and dietary habits were measured in southern Rwanda in November and December 1987 Cluster sampling was used to identify 5,629 children under six...
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Xerophthalmia is a severe drying of the eye surface caused by a malfunction of the tear glands. Also found in people with immune disorders, it occurs most ...
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Xerophthalmia symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment information for Xerophthalmia (Sjogren's Syndrome) with alternative diagnoses, full-text book chapters, misdiagnosis, research treatments, prevention, and prognosis. ... Description of Xerophthalmia...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on xerophthalmia (pathology), ...thereby reducing resistance to disease. Night blindness is an early sign of vitamin A deficiency, followed by abnormal dryness of the eye and ultimately scarring of the cornea, a condition known as xerophthalmia. ... ADD TO YOUR SITE ... Science & Technology...
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Definition of xerophthalmia from the online medical dictionary hosted by mondofacto. ... online medical dictionary | definition of xerophthalmia...
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to estimate the bias and design effects associated with the Expanded Program on Immunization's (EPI) sampling design when estimating xerophthalmia prevalence, and to estimate the savings associated with EPI in terms of distance travelled within selected clusters.
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