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Topic 992 - Created: 2000-08-13 18:45:23-04 - Modified: 2000-08-13 18:46:24-04

There are two types of dry eye - tear deficient and evaporative:

Tear Deficient
- Sjogren syndrome
- non-Sjogren (lacrimal dysfunction/obstruction)
- medications (primarily anticholinergics)
-- ephedrine/pseudoephedrine
-- metoclopropamide
-- atropine like Rx
-- antihypertensives
-- antidepressants

Evaporative
- diminished Meibomian secretion

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Submitted by: James G. Smirniotopoulos, M.D. - Author Info
Affiliation: Uniformed Services University
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