Dry Eye
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Symptoms
- Burning or foreign body sensation
- Reflex Tearing can occur
- Usually bilateral
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Etiology
- Idiopathic
- Collagen vascular diseases (RA, SLE)
- Conjunctival scarring
- Infiltration of the lacrimal gland (sarcoidosis, tumors)
- Vitamin A deficiency
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Treatment
- Artificial tears
Pterygium
due to exposure to chronic dry/hot environments - uv 400, uv ⇒ b
Ectropion
Trichiasis
rubbing eye latches
Infectious keratitis
corneal ulcer
Corneal abrasion
epithelium
HSV dendrites
⇒ corneal keratitis
Foreign Body
