1) Conjunctivitis arida 2) Dryness 3) Waterlessness 4) Xerophthalmia 5) Xerophthalmus 6) Xerotes 1) Xerophthalmia 2) Xerophthalmus 
Synonym for xerophthalmia ... <disease> A dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea due to vitamin A deficiency. The condition begins with night blindness and conjunctival xerosis and progresses to corneal xerosis, and, in the late stages, to keratomalacia. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(zēr-o´mә) xerophthalmia.
Type: Term Pronunciation: zē-rō′mă Synonyms: xerophthalmia
xeroma Pathological dryness and keratinization (development of a horny layer) of the conjunctiva which is the clear membrane that coats the inner parts of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye.