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Curr Eye Res
; 7(1): 43-8, 1988 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3359804
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.