Ксерофтальмия

Also known as xerophthalmus, Conjunctival xerosis

Xerophthalmia (from Ancient Greek () meaning "dry" and () meaning "eye") is a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears. It may be caused by vitamin A deficiency, which is sometimes used to describe that condition, although there may be other causes.

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name: Xerophthalmia
Medical condition (new).field: ophthalmology
Medical condition (new).image: Typical location of Bitot's spots.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: In xerophthalmia, Bitot's spots occur after conjunctival xerosis.
Medical condition (new).symptoms: Night blindness
Medical condition (new).complications: Blindness due to corneal opacity
Medical condition (new).causes: Vitamin A deficiency (main)

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Research

1,935 papers

Xerophthalmia.World review of nutrition and dietetics · 2012
Xerophthalmia.Monograph series. World Health Organization · 1976

Article · Русский

Ксерофтальми́я (от др.-греч. ξερός «сухой» + ὀφθαλμός «глаз») — сухость роговицы и конъюнктивы глаза, возникающая из-за нарушения . Причиной ксерофтальмии могут быть авитаминоз (как правило дефицит витамина А), трахома (рубцовая стадия), химические ожоги глаз, лагофтальм, дифтерия конъюнктивы, пемфигус. Ксерофтальмия может быть симптомом синдрома Шегрена.

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