Serum levels of vitamin A, visual function and ocular surface after bariatric surgery

Serum levels of vitamin A, visual function and ocular surface after bariatric surgery

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity, but the surgery increases the risk of developing nutritional deficiencies, such as vitamin A deficiency. In human metabolism, vitamin A plays a role in vision. OBJECTIVE To evaluate serum vitamin A, visual fu...

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Main Authors: Luana Paula Nogueira de Araújo BRANDÃO, Lucio VILAR, Bernardo Menelau CAVALCANTI, Pedro Henrique Amorim BRANDÃO, Tiago Eugênio Faria e ARANTES, Josemberg Marins CAMPOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Cirurgia bariátrica
Deficiência de vitamina A
Cegueira noturna
Xeroftalmia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032017000100065&lng=en&tlng=en

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