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Abstract #117150 Published in IGR 24-4
Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Glaucoma With Coexisting Vitamin A Deficiency
Asrani S; Aggarwal SJournal of Glaucoma 2024; 33: e49-e53
This case study reports on the presence of vitamin A deficiency in an adult with asymmetric normal tension glaucoma. The retinal OCT findings demonstrated not only expected loss of the outer retinal layers, typically seen in vitamin A deficiency, but also severe and bilateral loss of the inner retinal layers. After vitamin A supplementation, visual acuity, dark adaptation, and color vision normalized. The outer retinal layers had a restoration of thickness after vitamin A supplementation, but the inner layers did not change. This case is unique because it may give us an insight into the role of vitamin A on the inner retina and demonstrate the recovery of the outer retinal layers with vitamin A supplementation.
Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University.
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