In this episode of Eye School with Dr. D we discuss Sjogren's Syndrome. You'll learn what Sjogren's disease is as well as sjögren's syndrome symptoms and treatments.

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⏱️ Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:57 What is it?
01:32 Demographics
02:18 How it affect you
03:09 Tests and Bloodwork
04:25 Treatment
06:22 Case Study

Sjogren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases occur when the body is attacking itself. Although Sjogren's is often listed as a dry eye/dry mouth disease, it is actually considered “Systemic” and therefore affects the whole body. Sjogren's is known for attacking the secretory glands, like the parotid that secretes saliva and the lacrimal that secretes the watery layer of your tears. That’s why Sjogren's is famous for causing dry eyes and a dry mouth.

Let's talk about Sjögren's Syndrome Symptoms - In addition to dry eyes and a dry mouth, Sjogren's disease patients often have a general sense of fatigue as well as potentially some joint pain or digestive issues. This depends on the patient but is due to the fact that Sjogren's is a systemic autoimmune disease. The Sjogrens foundation also lists more systemic issues like dysfunction of the kidneys, gastrointestinal system, blood vessels, lungs, liver, pancreas, and even the nervous system.

Sjogren’s is fairly common in general and certainly very commonly seen in dry eye clinics like mine. However, often my patients have not yet been diagnosed with Sjogren's.

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