Fundus white spots and acquired night blindness due to vitamin A deficiency

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-233

  Genead, Mohamed A ^a   Fishman, Gerald A ^a   Lindeman, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Night blindness; Retinal white spots; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; CASE REPORT; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EYE FUNDUS; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

COLOR; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FUNDUS OCULI; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGHT BLINDNESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETINA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 71349086192     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10633-009-9200-y     Document Type: Article

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