Reversible Night Blindness in an Adult – A Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 10
Abstract
Vitamin A deficiency is rare in adults, still rarer is the fundus changes due to it. We report a case of 55 years old male with post gastric bypass surgery status, presenting with defective distant vision for 2 years whom on investigation revealed fundus changes, defective colour vision, abnormalities in OCT and ERG and low serum retinol levels who was treated successfully with Vitamin A therapy
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Tharini S
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