Ocular Manifestations in Avitaminosis
October 1940
in “
Clinical and Experimental Optometry
”
Studysummary In this study, adult albino rats on a vitamin A deficient diet developed ocular symptoms like xerophthalmia and photophobia within four weeks, without showing loss of dark adaptation. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
In a study on adult albino rats, ocular symptoms of vitamin A deficiency, such as xerophthalmia, ophthalmia, herpetic eruptions, congestion, and photophobia, appeared as early as the fourth week on a vitamin A deficient diet. The study did not demonstrate a loss of dark adaptation. Other affected organs included the skin, lungs, glands, and nerves, with associated symptoms like skin ulcerations, hair loss, lung congestion, reduced glandular secretions, muscular weakness, loss of appetite, and weight loss.
