Throwing light on night blindness associated with rare manifestation of vitamin A deficiency
This case is rare and likely the first reported presentation of the Mizuo phenomenon in a vitamin A deficiency-associated patient with normal ERG and abnormal EOG. Increasing choice for weight loss diet and bariatric surgeries Vitamin A deficiency is also expected to affect developed countries. Modified patch tests make diagnosis easier and earlier. More extensive studies are needed to correlate levels of Vitamin A with the natural course of the Mizuo phenomenon and substantiate multimodal imaging findings.
Authors
- Sujata Upadhyay
- Bhavaraj Veerabhadhra Rao
- Agrima Bhatia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0603-1444)
- Avadhesh Oli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3421-3760)
Institutions
- Military Hospital (PK)
- Command Hospital Air Force (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Romanian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-12-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22336/rjo.2024.78
- Primary Topic
- Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00