Eye dryness

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Eye dryness

Asked for Female, 25 Years

How Eye dryness can be linked to rheumotology? Young person facing eye dryness, eye specialist doctor advised to consult Rheumatologist.

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Dr. Subodh Gururani

Rheumatologist 11 yrs exp Dehradun

Rheumatology is a speciality of medicine dealing with autoimmune diseases. One of the common causes of eye dryness is the autoimmune destruction of the moisture producing glands in different parts of the body. This is seen in various rheumatogical disorders and can be managed properly by a rheumatologist.

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Dr. Aneesa Kapadia Rheumatologist 16 yrs exp Mumbai · Accepted Answer

Dr. Aneesa Kapadia

Rheumatologist 16 yrs exp Mumbai

Yes sicca symptoms such as eye or mouth dryness can be due to sjogren syndrome which is a rheumatological condition

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see a Rheumatologist

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