xerophthalmia
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vitamin A deficiency in which the epithelium of the cornea and conjunctiva of the eye deteriorates because of impairment of the tear glands, resulting in dryness then ulceration, leading to blindness.
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Pediatric exam foreshadows vision problems. (research on myopia)
Magazine article from: Science News; 5/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...To prevent double vision, the brain ignores the image from the skewed eye. The result is that vision in the affected eye deteriorates, often to the point of legal blindness. At the seminar, Miller reported on a computerized method of image analysis that...
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Xerophthalmia
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Xerophthalmia Xerophthalmia is a severe drying of the eye surface caused by a malfunction...increased opacity . Rarely seen in industrialized countries, xerophthalmia remains the leading cause of childhood blindness in the developing...
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xerophthalmia
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
xerophthalmia Advanced vitamin A deficiency in which the epithelium of the cornea and conjunctiva of the eye deteriorates because of impairment of the tear glands, resulting in dryness then ulceration, leading to blindness.
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Vitamin A Deficiency
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...each nutrient required to maintain good health in specific individuals differ from person to person. Xerophthalmia — Xerophthalmia is a dry, thickened, lusterless condition of the eyeball resulting from vitamin A deficiency. The...
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Night Blindness
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...is one of the first indicators of vitamin A deficiency. Xerophthalmia. This condition is characterized by dryness of the conjunctiva...night blindness. It is caused by vitamin A deficiency. Xerophthalmia rarely occurs in countries with adequate supplies of milk...
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Vitamins, Fat-Soluble
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
...light and color vision, cell differentiation and growth, immunity Poor growth, night blindness, blindness, dry skin, Xerophthalmia Rare in United States but common in preschool children living in poverty in developing countries, alcoholics Preformed...
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