Abstract
We report the case of an 18-year-old male who developed both nutritional amblyopia and night blindness. After nearly a lifetime of consuming a bizarre diet limited to French fries, pretzels, crackers, and carbonated sodas, he had a relatively sudden onset of night blindness and bilateral visual loss. The night blindness resolved after taking daily oral vitamin A supplements. Visual acuity gradually improved from light perception, both eyes, to 20/20 right eye and 20/25 left eye after multivitamin supplementation and vitamin B12 injections. The patient had bilateral optic atrophy and bilateral ring scotomas around a small area of fixation. The patient was unable to modify his diet despite professional advice and counseling.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 389-391 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Case Reports in Ophthalmology |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2012 |
Keywords
- B complex vitamins
- Night blindness
- Nutritional amblyopia
- Vitamin A
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology