xeroftalmia

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Xerophthalmia

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ophthalmology

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Typical location of Bitot's spots.jpg

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In xerophthalmia, Bitot's spots occur after conjunctival xerosis.

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Night blindness

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Blindness due to corneal opacity

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Vitamin A deficiency (main)

via Wikipedia infobox

• Xerophthalmia.World review of nutrition and dietetics · 2012
• Xerophthalmia.Monograph series. World Health Organization · 1976