Blindness: Nutrient deficiencies that could lead to vision loss - Times Now

Vitamin A deficiency can make the cornea go dry and could contribute to blindness. This may even damage the retina. The first symptom of this is night blindness. Other signs are xerophthalmia – a condition characterised by itchy and dry eyes.

Vitamin and nutrition deficiencies are that one aspect of health that could affect overall wellbeing and in unanticipated ways. In a recent report by the National Health Service of England, there cou… [+67 chars]

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