xerophthalmia
MONDO:0000948Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names xerophthalmia yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Dryness of the eye due to inadequate production of tears. Causes include vitamin A deficiency, Sjogren syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000948), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: xerophthalmia
- Also called
- conjunctival xerosis