Anterior Segment Findings in Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case Series
Vitamin A deficiency is a rare but vision threatening disorder in the developed world, which can lead to blindness for severe keratomalacia with cornea scarring and perforation or night blindness due to impaired dark adaptation. Conversely, the disease is quite common in developing countries, as a c...
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| author | Pierangela Rubino Paolo Mora Nicola Ungaro Stefano A. Gandolfi Jelka G. Orsoni |
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| description | Vitamin A deficiency is a rare but vision threatening disorder in the developed world, which can
lead to blindness for severe keratomalacia with cornea scarring and perforation or night blindness due to impaired dark adaptation. Conversely, the disease is quite common in developing countries, as a consequence of chronic malnutrition. The correct diagnosis and therapy with prompt vitamin A supplementation avoid blindness. We report a series of 3 local cases with different age and causes for vitamin A deficiency. The diagnostic workup, therapy, and prognosis are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b1481f6883f848f98b152f8c29de52502025-02-03T01:09:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302015-01-01201510.1155/2015/181267181267Anterior Segment Findings in Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case SeriesPierangela Rubino0Paolo Mora1Nicola Ungaro2Stefano A. Gandolfi3Jelka G. Orsoni4Ophthalmology Unit, Department of General and Specialized Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, ItalyOphthalmology Unit, Department of General and Specialized Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, ItalyOphthalmology Unit, Department of General and Specialized Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, ItalyOphthalmology Unit, Department of General and Specialized Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, ItalyOphthalmology Unit, Department of General and Specialized Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, ItalyVitamin A deficiency is a rare but vision threatening disorder in the developed world, which can lead to blindness for severe keratomalacia with cornea scarring and perforation or night blindness due to impaired dark adaptation. Conversely, the disease is quite common in developing countries, as a consequence of chronic malnutrition. The correct diagnosis and therapy with prompt vitamin A supplementation avoid blindness. We report a series of 3 local cases with different age and causes for vitamin A deficiency. The diagnostic workup, therapy, and prognosis are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/181267 |
| spellingShingle | Pierangela Rubino Paolo Mora Nicola Ungaro Stefano A. Gandolfi Jelka G. Orsoni Anterior Segment Findings in Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case Series Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Anterior Segment Findings in Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case Series |
| title_full | Anterior Segment Findings in Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case Series |
| title_fullStr | Anterior Segment Findings in Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case Series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anterior Segment Findings in Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case Series |
| title_short | Anterior Segment Findings in Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case Series |
| title_sort | anterior segment findings in vitamin a deficiency a case series |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/181267 |
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