Functional observations in vitamin A deficiency: Diagnosis and time course of recovery

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-376

  McBain, V A ^a   Egan, C A ^a   Pieris, S J ^b   Supramaniam, G ^c   Webster, A R ^a   Bird, A C ^a   Holder, G E ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BEDFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CALCICHEW; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; COLESTYRAMINE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IRON; KETOVITE; LOPERAMIDE; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; RETINOL; SALBUTAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; CROHN DISEASE; DARK ADAPTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINA CONE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA ROD; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33847689765     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702212     Document Type: Article

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