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Symptom: Dry Eye


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Dry Eye
1
  • hot flashes
  • irregular or absent menstrual periods
  • women 40's and older
  • dry eyes
2
  • dry eyes
  • dry mouth
  • joint pain
  • nose bleeds
  • burning itching eye
3
  • foreign body sensation in eyes
  • dry eye
  • artificial tears make symptoms worse
  • cigarette smoking and winds make symptoms worse
  • more common in women
4
  • red burning itching eye
  • dry eye
  • crusting of the eyelids
5
  • history of keratoconjunctivitis sicca
  • excessive use of artificial tears
  • dry eyes
  • burning eyes
6
  • history of allergies
  • dry eyes
  • stuffy runny nose
  • itching
7
  • red raised area around mouth
  • dry eye
  • red eye
  • affects older people
8
  • night blindness
  • dry eye
  • dry skin
  • acne
  • most common in Indonesia, India, central America, Philippines and middle east
9
  • fever
  • unexplained weight loss
  • fatigue
  • dry eye
  • shortness of breath
10
  • red eye
  • scar of membrane over white part of eye and eyelid
  • dry eye
  • most common in north Africa, middle east, India
  • loss of vision in affected eye




Possible medical conditions of Dry Eye : - Menopause - Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca - Xerophthalmia - Sjogren's Syndrome - Rheumatoid Arthritis - Keratoconjunctivitis medicamentosa - Sjogren's syndrome - Blepharitis - Keratoconjunctivitis Medicamentosa - Allergic Conjunctivitis - Ocular Pemphygus - Vitamin A Deficiency - Sarcoidosis - Ectropion - Trachoma - Entropion.



 


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