Ophthalmology · Ophthalmology / Ocular surface and cornea
Dry eye syndrome
also: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Tear film instability and ocular surface inflammation.
- Specialty
- Ophthalmology
- Subspecialty
- Ophthalmology / Ocular surface and cornea
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, female predominance; Children: rare
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Etiology & mechanism
Aqueous deficiency or evaporative loss with hyperosmolarity.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (7)
In plain terms, someone with Dry eye syndrome may experience the following — click any to explore related syndromes:
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Shares genes with
None.
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