Xerophthalmia

⏺️Xerophthalmia  drived from greek word mean '' dry eyes''. Xerophthalmia is the medical condition which encompasses all the eys manifestation due to tha deficiency of vitamin A.
⏺️Earlier blindness due to vitamin A deficiency was considered to be a serious health problem in young children under the age of 5 years.
⏺️However it is not very uncommon to find a number of children with conjunctival signs of vitamin A deficiency and subclinical form with unsatisfactory levels of vitamin A in blood.
⏺️Vitamin A deficiency may be seen in all ages, preschool child (1-4 years) is more susceptible to severe forms of vitamin A deficiency.

⏺️The xerophthalmia causes are :-

1 Dietary inadequacy of vitamin A :- The primary cause of xerophthalmia is dietary inadequacy of vitamin A, the intake of Vitamin A is less than a quarter of recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA).

2.maternal malnutrition :Indian children belongind to very poor rural and tribal families are born with low liver stores of vitamin A because their mothers are also deficient in vitamin A.

⏺️Treatment of vitamin A deficiency

⏺️Take vitamin A rich foods like:-

        Milk
        Egg
        Yellow vegetables
        Green leafy vegetables
        Fish
        Liver


By:-Dietician Alfiya