Dry eyes can be sign of serious disease

Eye problems can indicate arthritis, US doctors say, Report informs referring to Express.

Specialists noted that any inflammatory condition that affects collagen – the main component of connective tissue – such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), can affect the sclera (the white of the eye) and the cornea (the lens cap), which are basically entirely collagen.

Keratitis Sicca (also known as Dry Eye Syndrome) is one eye condition with connections to arthritis.

Three symptoms of the condition are dryness, blurry vision, the feeling of having something in the eye.

It was previously known that numbness in the arms or legs is a harbinger of rheumatoid arthritis. Also, this condition can be associated with diseases of the spine: tumors, osteochondrosis, intervertebral hernias or narrowing of the spinal canal.