Night Blindness and Vitamin A Deficiency following Jejunoilieal Bypass Surgery
A 42-year-old man who developed severe night blindness 15 years following jejunoileal bypass surgery for morbid obesity is described. Ophthamological testing, including dark adaptation, electroretinography and serum vitamin A levels, confirmed a diagnosis of vitamin A deficiency. Oral vitamin A 25,0...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1989-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1989/546312 |
| Summary: | A 42-year-old man who developed severe night blindness 15 years
following jejunoileal bypass surgery for morbid obesity is described. Ophthamological
testing, including dark adaptation, electroretinography and serum
vitamin A levels, confirmed a diagnosis of vitamin A deficiency. Oral vitamin
A 25,000 iu/day for two months resulted in a full recovery of visual deficits.
Nutritional vitamin A deficiency is discussed in the context of intestinal bypass
surgery. |
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| ISSN: | 0835-7900 |