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Night blindness is a common result of vitamin A deficiency, which is preventable and reversible.

Vitamin A Deficiency Might be Prevented by New Technology

Vitamin A Deficiency Might be Prevented by New Technology

New study has developed ways to prevent the loss of vitamin A from food, which may help improve eye health for millions.

Sweet Potato-Enriched Bread Can Prevent Vitamin A Deficiency in Africa

Sweet Potato-Enriched Bread Can Prevent Vitamin A Deficiency in Africa

Vitamin A deficiency is more prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. A sweet-potato bread fortified with Vitamin A can help prevent Vitamin A deficiency.

Our Ancestors Had Very Powerful Night Vision

Our Ancestors Had Very Powerful Night Vision

Adapting to life in the dark helped the early mammals find food and avoid reptilian predators that hunted by day.

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Vitamin A Fortified Orange Maize Improves Night Vision

Vitamin A Fortified Orange Maize Improves Night Vision

Biofortifed orange maize helps to combat problems related to vitamin A deficiency in children.

IBM Patents an Eye Wear Like Google Glass With Night Vision Capabilities

IBM Patents an Eye Wear Like Google Glass With Night Vision Capabilities

US tech giant IBM has patented an eye wear like Google Glass that will have red-eyed night vision capabilities, a media report said.

Gene Therapy To Preserve Vision In Dogs With Night Blindness

Gene Therapy To Preserve Vision In Dogs With Night Blindness

Researchers determined for the first time that gene therapy may be of potential benefit even after there has been significant loss of cells in the eye.

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Dogs Too Can Be Afflicted With Night Blindness Just Like Humans

Dogs Too Can Be Afflicted With Night Blindness Just Like Humans

All the affected dogs showed signs that were characteristic of congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB), a type known as Schubert-Bornschein complete CSNB.

Now, Improve Your Night Vision With Novel Eye-Drops

Now, Improve Your Night Vision With Novel Eye-Drops

Researchers have now created night vision eye drops, which improves eyesight in dark environments, enabling you to see up to 50 meters in the dark.

Link Between Vitamin A Deficiency and Postnatal Asthma Identified

Link Between Vitamin A Deficiency and Postnatal Asthma Identified

Prenatal vitamin A deficiency is linked to postnatal asthma, finds study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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Link Between Vitamin A Deficiency and Cancer Cells Discovered

Link Between Vitamin A Deficiency and Cancer Cells Discovered

Vitamin A may be used to prevent prostate cancer, say University of York scientists.

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Vitamin A Rich Foods

Vitamin A Rich Foods

Vitamin A rich foods are essential for a variety of body functions. Vitamin A foods can be obtained from a variety of plant and animal sources.

Vision Problems - Symptom Evaluation

Vision Problems - Symptom Evaluation

Common conditions that give rise to vision problems are refractory errors, corneal ulcer, cataract, glaucoma, and conditions affecting the retina.

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