Vitamin A and the eye: an old tale for modern times

Vitamin A and the eye: an old tale for modern times

ABSTRACT Clinical presentations associated with vitamin A deficiency persist in poor regions globally with the same clinical features as those described centuries ago. However, new forms of vitamin A deficiency affecting the eyes, which have become widespread, as a result of modern societal habits a...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Ferreira Faustino, Alfredo Ribeiro-Silva, Rodrigo Faeda Dalto, Marcelo Martins de Souza, João Marcello Fortes Furtado, Gutemberg de Melo Rocha, Monica Alves, Eduardo Melani Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2016-02-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Deficiência de vitamina A/complicações
Manifestações oculares
Cirurgia bariátrica
Blefaroplastia
Procedimentos cirúrgicos refrativos
Xeroftalmia
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