WSD 2022

world sjögren’s day july 23, 2022 World Sjögren’s Day is on July 23rd. This year, our campaign will be about dry eyes, especially as July is also Dry Eyes Month. Although Sjögren’s is a systemic disease that goes far beyond dryness, dryness remains a frequent, significant and disabling symptom.    

going beyond hydration for dry eye in sjögren’s; a complete perspective To initiate World Sjögren’s Day 2022 campaign, we organised a webinar about dry eyes! This webinar was held on Tuesday July 5th 2022 with Dr Ankur Barua, ophtalmologist, in association with the BSSA. You can watch this webinar on replay just below (this webinar will

  with Dr Ankur Barua, ophtalmologist 1. Dry eye is a multifactorial disease There is often not just “one type” of dry eye; and not all those with Sjögren’s have the same level or form of dry eye   2. Dry eye in Sjögren’s is not fully understood There is still a lot to learn

Here we share with you some patients’ perspectives about Sjögren’s and dry eye where they explain how it is a challenge for them and how it impacts their life. Sjögren’s is often characterized by dry eyes (xerophtalmia) and dry mouth (xerostomia). Dry eyes and dry mouth are disabling symptoms that have a strong impact on