British Journal of Ophthalmology · 1971 · 44 citations · 3 references
MedicineNutritional SciencesOphthalmologyMicronutrient DeficiencyOcular DiseaseVisual DisordersVisual Field DefectsVisual ImpairmentVitamin A DeficiencyConjunctival XerosisLight-induced DamageNutritional Ocular DiseaseOcular SymptomsRetinol DeficiencyVitamin A PhysiologyVitamin DeficienciesVitamin Deficiency Syndromes
A previous report (Fells and Bors, I969) has described the case of a 25-year-old man who had deliberately, but illogically, omitted from his diet for 5 years all foods containing vitamin A or the precursor carotenoids, in response to his own idea that vitamin A was responsible for his grand mal epilepsy.
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Ocular complications of self-induced vitamin A deficiency.
The effect of vitamin A on tissue structure
Honor B. Fell · Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · 1960 · 11 citations · Full text