The effect of vitamin a supplementation on tear fluid retinol levels of marginally nourished preschool children
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Current Eye Research
- Vol. 7 (1) , 43-48
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02713688809047018
Abstract
Vitamin A has been determined in tear fluid and blood plasma of marginally nourished Thai children before and after supplementation with a single, oral dose of 110 mg retinyl palmitate. After two months a significant rise of tear fluid retinol levels of the supplemented group was observed as compared to the non-supplemented group, while after four months no difference could be found. Determination of vitamin A levels in tear fluid may be useful in clinical eye research, with special regard to xerophthalmia.Keywords
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