night blindness
night blindness (nyt) n. the inability to see in dim light or at night. It is due to a disorder of the rods in the retina and can result from dietary deficiency of vitamin A. Its manifestations may progress to include xerophthalmia and keratomalacia. Night blindness may be caused by other retinal diseases, e.g. retinitis pigmentosa. Medical name:
nyctalopia. Compare
day blindness.
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Recommendations for indicators: Night blindness during pregnancy--a simple tool to assess vitamin D deficiency in a population
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Recommendations for Indicators: Night Blindness during Pregnancy...Population1,2 ABSTRACT Night blindness during pregnancy caused...adaptation scores among night-blind women were 3...incidence of maternal night blindness was markedly reduced...
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Vitamin A or beta-carotene supplementation reduces but does not eliminate maternal night blindness in Nepal
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Not Eliminate Maternal Night Blindness in Nepal 1 Parul Christian...the incidence of night blindness during pregnancy and...was set up to identify night-blind pregnant women...incidence of maternal night blindness. It was hypothesized...
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Maternal Night Blindness during Pregnancy Is Associated with Low Birthweight, Morbidity, and Poor Growth in South India1,2
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Abstract Maternal night blindness is common during pregnancy in many...consequences of maternal night blindness during pregnancy on the health...delivery were included. A history of night blindness during the pregnancy was obtained...
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Maternal night blindness increases risk of mortality in the first 6 months of life among infants in Nepal
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Maternal Night Blindness Increases Risk of Mortality in the...amp; Pokhrel, R. P. (1998) Night blindness of pregnancy in rural Nepal-nutritional...M. & Sommer, A. (2000) Night blindness during pregnancy and subsequent mortality...
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The Night Vision Threshold Test Is a Better Predictor of Low Serum Vitamin A Concentration than Self-Reported Night Blindness in Pregnant Urban Nepalese Women1,2
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...conducted to validate the night vision threshold test...an indicator of night blindness. A total of 1401 pregnant...the NVTT and reported night blindness compared with SVA in...NVTT and reported their night blindness status. Maternity nurses...
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RP Foundation Fighting Blindness lauds Congressional legislation advancing Daylight Saving Time on behalf of sufferers of night blindness.
PR Newswire; 3/25/1987; 700+ words
; ...RP), whose primary symptom is night blindness, the spring ritual of turning...profit RP Foundation Fighting Blindness was at the forefront of a coalition...sunset can be a nightmare." Night blindness sounds more like a relatively minor...
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Reports on blindness findings from J. Katz and co-researchers provide new insights.(Report)
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 7/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...identify risk factors associated with maternal night blindness in rural South India. At delivery, women...related factors associated with maternal night blindness. Women reported night blindness in 687 (5.2%) of 13,171 pregnancies...
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Improving nighttime mobility in persons with night blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa: A comparison of two low-vision mobility devices
Magazine article from: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...effectiveness of the ITT Night Vision Viewer with the...people experiencing night blindness due to retinitis pigmentosa...the criteria for legal blindness and over 880,000 will...persons with functional night blindness continues to grow and...
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Blind activists plan protest of movie 'Blindness'
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/30/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...was praised for its use of blindness as a metaphor for the lack...portraying it as associated with blindness is just incorrect. The protest...The film was the opening-night entry at the Cannes Film Festival...There are different kinds of blindness. There's 2 billion people...
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Cannes balances glamor with `Blindness'
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/16/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...corporations in The Constant Gardener. With Blindness, the opening night entry at the Cannes Film Festival...might go to stay alive when a plague of blindness turns them into helpless internees, Blindness presents an unnerving reflection of...
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Night Blindness
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Night blindness Definition Night blindness is the inability or reduced ability...conditions and diseases can cause night blindness. These include: Cataracts...which persons suffer from night blindness. Recent advances in gene mapping...
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blindness
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...tetracycline taken orally. Causes of blindness Lack of vitamin A has a direct...who are deficient in vitamin A. Night-blindness due to lack of vitamin A may occur...years. Another cause of night-blindness is pigmentary degeneration of...
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night blindness
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
night blindness (nyt) n. the inability to see in dim light...include xerophthalmia and keratomalacia. Night blindness may be caused by other retinal diseases, e...pigmentosa. Medical name: nyctalopia . Compare day blindness .
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Blindness
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
74. Blindness Agib dervish who lost an eye. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights ] Anchises blinded by lightning. [Gk. Myth...1880 – 1968) Achieved greatness despite blindness and deafness. [Am. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 13...
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day blindness
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
day blindness (day) n. comparatively good vision in poor light but poor vision in good illumination. The condition is usually congenital and associated with poor visual acuity and defective colour vision. Medical name: hemeralopia . Compare night blindness .
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