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What is xerophthalmia?
Xerophthalmia is a medical condition characterized by dry eyes due to a lack of adequate tear production. It is commonly caused by vitamin A deficiency and can lead to serious eye problems if left untreated, such as corneal damage and vision loss. Treatment typically involves addressing the underlying nutrient deficiency and using lubricating eye drops.
What is An illness caused by lack of sufficient amount of a nutrient?
Illness caused by lack of sufficient amount of a nutrient is called "malnutrition".
What diseases are caused by lack of vitamin A?
Night blindness, xerophthalmia or dry eyes, blindness, dry eyes, and other inflammatory diseases and conditions.
What would be a primary nutrient deficiency?
primary nutrient deficiency is caused by lack of intake of said nutrient (deficiency is caused by not consuming the nutrient in adequate amounts)
What do you get from lack of vitamin a?
Night blindness, measles, slow bone development, Xerophthalmia
What is the dificiency?
caused by a lack of a nutrient in the diet
Disease caused by lack of nutrient in your body?
Anaemia, goitre, obesity and many more
What diseases are caused by the lack of vitamin A?
Night blindness, xerophthalmia or dry eyes, blindness, dry eyes, and other inflammatory diseases and conditions.
Deficiency of which vitamin caused xerophthalmia?
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
What is xeropthalmia?
Xerophthalmia is the medical term for "dry eye", a condition which is caused by decreased tear production.
Why are deficiency disease caused?
A deficiency is a lack or shortage, therefore deficiency diseases are caused by a lack or shortage of necessary nutrients in the body. One example is scurvy, a disease associated with pirates that occurs when an individual suffers from a vitamin C deficiency.
What is a lack of certain nutrient?
a deficiency
