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Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
mucins with reduced tear ... xerosis (dryness ... of the conjunctiva ... blindness) • Corneal xerosis ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Chondrodermatitis nodularis 
 - Scaly papule on ear, usually helix 
 - Painful, especially when sleeping
Scaly papule on ear ... changes to the ear ... Chondrodermatitis #Nodularis #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Benign ... #Clinical #Photo
Pingueculae are yellow-white, subepithelial conjunctival deposits that are typically found in the nasal or temporal anterior
subepithelial conjunctival ... anterior bulbar conjunctiva ... Pingueculae are benign ... #pinguecula #Ophthalmology ... deposit #clinical #photo
Conjunctivochalasis is defined as a redundant, nonedematous conjunctiva that causes a wide variety of symptoms ranging
of an unstable tear ... disruption of tear ... conjunctivochalasis #ophthalmology ... #conjunctiva # ... dry #clinical #photo
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
father to the ophthalmology ... examination, the conjunctivae ... Corynebacterium xerosis ... NEJM #clinical #photo ... Corynebacterium #xerosis