Rapid recovery of night blindness due to obesity surgery after vitamin A repletion therapy [5]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 583-585

  Spits, Y ^a   De Laey, J J ^a   Leroy, B P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; RETINOL; ROVIGON;

ADULT; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL FIELD; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL FIELDS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 1842452669     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.022459     Document Type: Letter

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