Nutritional Amblyopia Combined with Night Blindness

Nutritional Amblyopia Combined with Night Blindness

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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 wella color touch 77 45 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 sequal eclipse 5 battery and bilateral ring scotomas around a small area of fixation.The patient was unable to modify his diet despite professional advice and counseling.