Prevalence of night blindness in Bashagard district in Hormozgan, Iran, in 2011

Background: Night blindness is a visual disorder associated with unusual vision during the night or in darkness. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), which is easily preventable, is the main known etiology of night blindness. Malnutrition is a common health issue in Bashagard and some other areas in the Ho...

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Main Authors: Ali Daryanavard, Ebrahim Khajeh, Mahmoud Hosseinpour, Habib Dadvand, Ali Azarpeykan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Electronic Physician 2014-03-01
Series:Electronic Physician
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4324292/