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Ocular Manifestations of Vitamin Disorders

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Vitamins are essential micronutrients that must be obtained from the diet. Deficiencies of vitamins A, B complex, C, D, E, and K can cause nutritional disorders associated with ophthalmic manifestations. Signs of deficiency can occur in the cornea, retina, or optic nerve, and may result in vision loss if no appropriate treatment is given. The ocular signs of vitamin deficiency are seen predominantly in developing countries, but patients with absorptive defects and/or severely restricted diets are also at risk for developing the symptoms. The systemic and ocular effects of deficiencies and excesses of specific vitamins, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of each vitamin disorder, are discussed.

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    Eun Young Choi B.S. & David S. Walton M.D.

  2. Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Rebecca Freedman Neustein B.A.

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

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Choi, E.Y., Neustein, R.F., Krebs, N.F., Walton, D.S. (2017). Ocular Manifestations of Vitamin Disorders. In: Levin, A., Enzenauer, R. (eds) The Eye in Pediatric Systemic Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18389-3_22

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