Bilateral corneal ulcer and hypovitaminosis A: a case report
Open Access
- 11 October 2021
- journal article
- Published by Heighten Science Publications Corporation in International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
- Vol. 5 (2), 023-024
- https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.ijceo.1001039
Abstract
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble discovered in 1913. Hypo-vitaminosis A can cause blindness by various mechanisms. The aim of this case report is to emphasize the severity of Vitamin A deficiency and its local consequences on the eyes causing corneal ulcerations, abscess and even blindness.Keywords
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