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.

Meaning of Xerophthalmia from wikipedia

- 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...
- Rickets Roseola Rubella Sever's disease Tet**** Tuberculosis Volvulus Whooping cough Hepatitis A Scarlet fever (Scarletina) Lyme disease Xerophthalmia...
- the first symptom that is reversed when vitamin A is consumed again. Xerophthalmia, keratomalacia, and complete blindness can follow if the deficiency...
- Fundus Dystrophy (Macular degeneration) Vitamin A deficiency; often via xerophthalmia Choroideremia Glaucoma Visual snow Aulus Cornelius Celsus, writing ca...
- or epithelial-damaging effects of lack of vitamin A1 (including no xerophthalmia—dryness of the cornea). They do suffer retina degeneration and blindness...
- Xeroderma pigmentosum, variant type Xeroderma talipes enamel defects Xerophthalmia Xerostomia Xk aprosencephaly X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita X-linked...
- golden rice. In 1997,[citation needed] five million children developed xerophthalmia, a medical condition caused by vitamin A deficiency, in Southeast Asia...
- 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...
- hereditary endothelial dystrophy. Ocular trauma Corneal ulceration Xerophthalmia, caused by Vitamin A deficiency Trachoma Onchocerciasis Mucous membrane...