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Dry Eyes

Aka: Dry Eyes, Xerophthalmia
  1. See Also
    1. Lacrimation
    2. Sjogren's Syndrome
  2. Causes
    1. Sjogren's Syndrome
    2. Allergic Conjunctivitis
    3. Blepharitis
    4. Decreased blinking with prolonged reading or driving
    5. Chronic exposure to dry, dusty conditions
    6. Anticholinergic Medications (Medication Causes of Dry Eyes)
    7. Rosacea
  3. Management
    1. Sunglasses
    2. Room humidifiers
    3. Artificial tears or ointments (preservative-free solutions are preferred)
    4. Consider Muscarinic Agonists in Sjogren's Syndrome refractory to other measures
      1. Pilocarpine (Salagen)
      2. Cevimeline (Evoxac)
  4. Diagnosis
    1. See Schirmer's Test
  5. References
    1. Ono (2004) Am J Ophthalmol 138(1): 6-17
    2. Whitcher (2004) Br J Ophthalmol 88(5): 603-4

Dry Eye Syndromes (C0013238)

Definition (NCI) A syndrome characterized by dryness of the cornea and conjunctiva. It is usually caused by a deficiency in tear production. Symptoms include a feeling of burning eyes and a possible foreign body presence in the eye.
Definition (NCI) A disorder characterized by dryness of the cornea and conjunctiva.
Definition (MSH) Corneal and conjunctival dryness due to deficient tear production, predominantly in menopausal and post-menopausal women. Filamentary keratitis or erosion of the conjunctival and corneal epithelium may be caused by these disorders. Sensation of the presence of a foreign body in the eye and burning of the eyes may occur.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D015352
ICD9 375.15
ICD10 H04.12
SnomedCT 155182003, 46152009, 193980001
English Syndrome, Dry Eye, Syndromes, Dry Eye, Tear film insufficiency, NOS, Tear film insufficiency, unspecified, Dry Eye Syndromes, dry eye syndrome (diagnosis), dry eye syndrome, Dry eye syndrome (disorder), Tear film insuffic NOS, DRY EYE(S), Dry eye, EYE(S), DRY, Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca, Dry Eye Syndromes [Disease/Finding], syndrome dry eye, dry eyes syndrome, dry eye syndromes, Dry eye syndrome, Tear film insufficiency, Tear film insufficiency (disorder), dry eye; syndrome, syndrome; dry eye, Dry Eye Syndrome
Dutch droog oogsyndroom, niet-gespecificeerde traanfilminsufficiëntie, droge ogen; syndroom, syndroom; droge ogen, Droogoogsyndromen, Droogoogsyndroom, Syndromen, droogoog-, Syndroom, droogoog-
French Insuffisance de film lacrymal, non précisée, Syndrome des yeux secs, Syndromes de l'oeil sec
German Traenenfilminsuffizienz, unspezifisch, Trockene Augen-Syndrom, Syndrome des trockenen Auges
Italian Sindrome dell'occhio secco, Insufficienza del film lacrimale, non specificata, Sindromi dell'occhio secco
Portuguese Síndrome de olho seco, Insuficiência do humedecimento lacrimal NE, Síndromes do Olho Seco
Spanish Insuficiencia de la película lagrimal, no especificada, Síndrome de ojo seco, Tear film insufficiency, Dry eye syndrome, insuficiencia de la película lagrimal (trastorno), insuficiencia de la película lagrimal, síndrome del ojo seco, Síndromes de Ojo Seco, Sindromes de Ojo Seco
Japanese 眼乾燥症候群, 涙液層障害、詳細不明, ｶﾞﾝｶﾝｿｳｼｮｳｺｳｸﾞﾝ, ﾙｲｴｷｿｳｼｮｳｶﾞｲｼｮｳｻｲﾌﾒｲ
Swedish Torrögdhetssyndrom
Czech syndromy suchého oka, Nespecifikované poruchy slzného filmu, Syndrom suchého oka
Finnish Kuivasilmäisyysoireyhtymät
Russian SUKHOGO GLAZA SINDROMY, GLAZA SUKHOGO SINDROMY, ГЛАЗА СУХОГО СИНДРОМЫ, СУХОГО ГЛАЗА СИНДРОМЫ
Croatian Not Translated[Dry Eye Syndromes]
Polish Zespoły suchego oka
Hungarian Száraz szem syndroma, Könnyfilm elégtelenség, nem meghatározott
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Xerophthalmia (C0043349)

Definition (NCI) Dryness of the eye due to inadequate production of tears. Causes include vitamin A deficiency, Sjogren syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
Definition (MSH) Dryness of the eye surfaces caused by deficiency of tears or conjunctival secretions. It may be associated with vitamin A deficiency, trauma, or any condition in which the eyelids do not close completely.
Definition (CSP) dryness of the eye surfaces caused by deficiency of tears or conjunctival secretions; may be associated with vitamin A deficiency, trauma, or any condition in which the eyelids do not close completely.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D014985
ICD9 372.53
ICD10 E50.7, H11.14
SnomedCT 193887002, 155167008, 363677007, 64718006, 69316005
English Xerophthalmias, XEROPHTHALMIA, xerophthalmia, ophthalmoxerosis, xeroma, xerophthalmus, conjunctival xerosis (diagnosis), conjunctival xerosis, Conjunctival xerosis (& [xerophthalmia]) (disorder), Xerophthalmia NOS, Xerophthalmia [Disease/Finding], Conjunctival xerosis, unspecified, Conjunctival xerosis, Conjunctival xerosis (disorder), Xerophthalmia (disorder), conjunctiva; xerosis, xerophthalmia (etiology), xerophthalmia (manifestation), xerosis; conjunctiva, Conjunctival xerosis (& [xerophthalmia]), Conjunctival Xerosis, Xerophthalmia
French XEROPHTALMIE, Xérose conjonctivale, Xérophtalmie
Portuguese XEROFTALMIA, Xerose conjuntival, Xeroftalmia
Spanish XEROFTALMIA, Xerosis conjuntival, Conjunctival xerosis (& [xerophthalmia]), Conjunctival xerosis, Xerophthalmia, xeroftalmia (trastorno), xeroftalmia, xeroftalmía, xeroftalmía (trastorno), xerosis conjuntival (trastorno), xerosis conjuntival, Xeroftalmia
German XEROPHTHALMIE, Bindehautxerose, Xerophthalmia, Xerophthalmie
Dutch xerosis conjunctivae, conjunctiva; xerosis, xerosis; conjunctiva, xeroftalmie, Xeroftalmie
Italian Xerosi congiuntivale, Xeroftalmia
Japanese 眼球乾燥, 結膜乾燥症, ｹﾂﾏｸｶﾝｿｳｼｮｳ, ｶﾞﾝｷｭｳｶﾝｿｳ
Swedish Ögontorrhet
Czech xeroftalmie, Konjunktivální xeróza, Xeroftalmie
Finnish Kseroftalmia
Russian KSEROFTAL'MIIA, КСЕРОФТАЛЬМИЯ
Croatian KSEROFTALMIJA
Polish Kseroftalmia, Zeschnięcie spojówki i rogówki, Zeschnięcie gałki ocznej
Hungarian Xerophthalmia, Conjunctivalis xerosis
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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