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Keratoconjunctivitis (sicca)
- Question
- Is keratoconjunctivitis (sicca) in any way related to cystic fibrosis?
- Answer
- Hello,
the "dry eyes" problem (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) belongs to those symptoms among CF patients that are rather frequent but usually not very strongly developed. A Polish study showed the problem in more than 80% of CF patients tested.
One has to assume that the cells producing tear fluid suffer from the same salt problem and therefore do not function properly.
Kind regards
Prof. Dr. TOF Wagner - 07.09.2010
