What happens if a child is Vitamin A deficient?
A8. VAD increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections such as measles and diarrhoea. In young children VAD can also cause growth retardation. VAD affects many tissues in the body; however its effect is most apparent on the eye. Children with clinical VAD face difficulty in seeing in the night, termed as ‘night blindness’. At a more severe stage, it results in Bitot’s spots, Corneal Xerosis/ ulceration, Keratomalacia and Corneal scar. Pictures of V AD signs with explanation.
