ReviewDocumenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology2016
Treatment of vitamin A deficiency retinopathy with sublingual vitamin A palmitate.
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- Dark Adaptometry as a Diagnostic Tool in Retinal Diseases: Mechanisms and Clinical Utility.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Ultrasound-assisted intensification of Pickering interfacial biocatalysis preparation of vitamin A aliphatic esters.Ultrasonics sonochemistry · 2024Article
- Case of persistent corneal epithelial damage after cataract surgery leading to diagnosis of vitamin A deficiency.Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Vitamin A deficiency and the retinal "double carrot" sign with optical coherence tomography.Eye (London, England) · 2023Article
- Documentation of recovery from vitamin A deficiency-related retinopathy via multimodal imaging and electroretinogram testing.Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Use of Visual Electrophysiology to Monitor Retinal and Optic Nerve Toxicity.Biomolecules · 2022Review
- Functional food: complementary to fight against COVID-19.Beni-Suef University journal of basic and applied sciences · 2022Review
- Application of vitamin A palmitate eye gel and nurse value of Watson's theory of caring in children with dry eye after strabismus surgery: a randomized trial.Translational pediatrics · 2021Article
- Outcomes of Diabetic Retinopathy Post-Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Vitamin A deficiency after prolonged intake of an unbalanced diet in a Japanese hemodialysis patient.Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Microvascular Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery Versus Usual Care: A Matched Cohort Study.Annals of internal medicine · 2018Observational
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Abstract
purposeTo report treatment of vitamin A deficiency retinopathy with sublingual vitamin A drops.
methodsCase report with review of the literature.
resultsA 69-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of small bowel resection presented with progressive symptoms of bilateral nyctalopia and decreased visual acuity. Ophthalmic examination revealed bilateral conjunctival xerosis and fine white granular deposits in the midperipheral retina suggestive of vitamin A deficiency. Full-field electroretinogram (ERG), multifocal ERG (mfERG), and two-color dark adaptometry revealed significant impairment of rod and cone photoreceptor function. Kinetic perimetry demonstrated depressed macular sensitivity with constriction of the finer isopters. After 5 months of treatment with sublingual vitamin A drops, the patient's vision, ERG, mfERG, dark adaptometry, and perimetry normalized. A review of the literature summarizing the electrophysiologic testing in vitamin A deficiency is also discussed.
conclusionsThis case highlights novel observations on the effects of sublingual vitamin A supplementation for acquired vitamin A deficiency retinopathy. Sublingual vitamin A may represent a viable and efficacious treatment modality for vitamin A deficiency.
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