Visual field changes following hepatic transplantation in a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis.
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 75 (6), 377-380
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.75.6.377
Abstract
A case of severe visual field restriction complicating primary biliary cirrhosis is described. The clinical features demonstrated vitamin A deficiency which did not respond to oral supplements of vitamin A. Hepatic transplantation restored the visual fields to near normal.Keywords
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