Vitamin A deficiency xerophthalmia in Pakistan

ABSTRACT

A study of Vitamin 'A' Deficiency Xerophthalmia, during the period between 1983 and 1987, performed at hospitals attached to Rawalpindi Medical College [R.G.H. and H.F.H.] is presented. The findings are compared with two previous reports from J.P.M.C, Karachi, during 1969-70 and 1980-81. It was observed that in northern areas [Present Study] xeropthalmia was very rare, as compared to Karachi. Vitamin A Deficiency Xeropthalmia is no more a public health problem in Pakistan