Diseases

Xerophthalmia

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.

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Abstract

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.

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1 entry terms
  • Xerophthalmias

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

dryness of the eyes; do not restrict to the xerosis of vit A defic: use for any cause; do not confuse with DRY EYE SYNDROMES

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  1. C11w.187.810w
  2. C11w.496.260.892w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Xerophthalmia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014985. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014985
  2. Xerophthalmia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerophthalmia
  3. Xerophthalmia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054713