Definition of Xerophthalmia. Meaning of Xerophthalmia. Synonyms of Xerophthalmia

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Definition of Xerophthalmia

Xerophthalmia
Xerophthalmia Xe`roph*thal"mi*a, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? dry + ? the eye. See Ophthalmia.] (Med.) An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.

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- Xerophthalmia (from Ancient Gr**** xērós (ξηρός) meaning "dry" and ophthalmos (οφθαλμός) meaning "eye") is a medical condition in which the eye fails to...
- southeast Asia causes xerophthalmia characterized by dryness of the conjunctival epithelium and cornea. Untreated, xerophthalmia progresses to corneal...
- nyctalopia (night blindness). In more severe VAD cases, it can progress to xerophthalmia, keratomalacia, and complete blindness. Vitamin A deficiency is the...
- Tet**** Tuberculosis Volvulus Whooping cough Hepatitis A Scarlet fever (Scarletina) Lyme disease Xerophthalmia The Pediatric Foundation for Rare Diseases...
- Xeroderma pigmentosum, variant type Xeroderma talipes enamel defects Xerophthalmia Xerostomia Xk aprosencephaly X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita X-linked...
- and prevent vitamin A deficiency, especially that which results in xerophthalmia. It is taken by mouth or by injection into a muscle. As an ingredient...
- countries. Acute promyelocytic leukemia Keratoconjunctivitis sicca Xerophthalmia Schwartz, Robert. "Dermatologic manifestations of Vitamin A deficiency"...
- (Macular degeneration) Visual snow Vitamin A deficiency; often via xerophthalmia Aulus Cornelius Celsus, writing ca. 30 AD, described night blindness...
- outside the mouth may occur together with xerostomia. These include: Xerophthalmia (dry eyes). Inability to cry. Blurred vision. Photophobia (light intolerance)...
- golden rice. In 1997,[citation needed] five million children developed xerophthalmia, a medical condition caused by vitamin A deficiency, in Southeast Asia...