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deficiency of vitamin A causes xerophthalmia but there can be other causes also. In this defect eye fails to produce tears because of dryness off cornea
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What can a dietary deficiency of vitamin A produce?
xerophthalmia
Deficiency of Vitamin A causes?
defiency of vitamin a causes blindness.
What is xerophthalmia?
Xerophthalmia is a condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A due to which the conjunctiva and cornea become dry.
Drying of the cornea due to vitamin A deficiency is called?
xerophthalmia
What lack of nutrient is caused by xerophthalmia?
Vitamin A
Deficiency of which of the following causes xerophthalmia?
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What is the kind of blindness that Vitamin A deficiency causes?
The first sign of Vitamin A deficiency is night blindness. Severe Vitamin A deficiency can cause Xerophthalmia (dry eye in which the eyes cannot produce tears) and complete blindness.
What is xerophhthalmia?
xerophthalmia (noun) - abnormal dryness of conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency.
List of deficiency diseases and their symptoms?
Rickets in children and osteomalacia are examples of deficiency diseases due to vitamin deficiency. Scurvy is an example of vitamin C deficiency. Beriberi is an example of vitamin B one deficiency. (Both, wet beriberi and dry beriberi.) Pellagra is an example of Niacin deficiency. Anemia is caused by deficiency of vitamin B 12 and Folic acid. Burning feet syndrome is caused by the deficiency of Pantothenic acid. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of vitamin A. Kwashiorkor and marasmus are caused by deficiency of proteins and food, respectively. Poverty is caused by deficiency of kindness. Inequality is caused by deficiency of compassion.
Which of the following is caused by mineral deficiency A) beriberi B)goitre C)scurvy D)night blindness?
Beriberi is caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency Goitre can be caused by iodine deficiency - although there are other potential causes. Scurvy is caused by vitamin C deficiency Night blindness (Nyctalopia) can have many different causes - but one cause is vitamin A deficiency.
What food deficiency causes scurvy?
Scurvy is caused by lack of vitamin C. I`m telling you EAT YOUR VITAMIN C.
Names of deficiency diseases?
There are quite a few deficiency diseases. Scurvy is caused by a vitamin C deficiency, Rickets is caused by a vitamin D deficiency, and Paresthesia is the from the lack of vitamin B5.
