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How to Improve Oral & Eye Health in Sjögren’s Patients

  |  Issue: March 2021  |  

Vanessa Caceres is a medical writer in Bradenton, Fla.

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Fast Facts

Oral problems associated with Sjögren’s syndrome include:

  • Dry mouth; 
  • Ulcers; 
  • Speaking difficulty;
  • Tooth decay; and
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Eye problems associated with Sjögren’s syndrome include:

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  • Dry eye;
  • Iritis;
  • Anterior and posterior uveitis; and 
  • Peripheral corneal neovascularization.

References

  1. Akpek EA, Klimava A, Thorne JE, et al. Evaluation of patients with dry eye for Sjogren syndrome. Cornea. 2009 Jun;
    28(5):493–497. 
  2. Liew MS, Zhang M, Kim E, et al. Prevalence and predictors of Sjogren’s syndrome in a prospective cohort of patients with aqueous-deficient dry eye. Br J Ophthalmol. 2012 Dec;
    96(12):1498–1503. 
  3. Mathews PM, Hahn S, Hessen M, et al. Ocular complications of primary Sjögren’s syndrome in men. Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 Sep;160(3):447–452. 

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