Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Department of Optometry, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria

Publications

• Review Article   
  Advances in Clinical Optometry-Sjogren’s Syndrome
  Author(s): Dania Afe Victor*
  
  Sjogren’s Syndrome (SS) is a chronic and progressive multisystem autoimmune disease typically managed by rheumatologists, and diagnostic delays are common, which are due in large part to the non-specific and variable nature of SS symptoms and the slow progression of disease. This article reviews current understanding of the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of sjogren’s syndrome and its attendant ocular manifestation. sjogren’s syndrome is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the exocrine glands with multiple non exocrine features, and it is found predominantly in middle-aged women but exists throughout the population. The diagnosis of sjogren’s syndrome can be challenging because the cardinal sicca symptoms may be subclinical or attributed to other causes, such as medications or aging. Differential diagnosis of sjogren’s sy.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9570.22.13.916

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