Treatment of vitamin A deficiency retinopathy with sublingual vitamin A palmitate

PURPOSE: To report treatment of vitamin A deficiency retinopathy with sublingual vitamin A drops.

METHODS: Case report with review of the literature.

RESULTS: A 69-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of small bowel resection presented with progressive symptoms of bilateral nyctalopia and decreased visual acuity. Ophthalmic examination revealed bilateral conjunctival xerosis and fine white granular deposits in the midperipheral retina suggestive of vitamin A deficiency. Full-field electroretinogram (ERG), multifocal ERG (mfERG), and two-color dark adaptometry revealed significant impairment of rod and cone photoreceptor function. Kinetic perimetry demonstrated depressed macular sensitivity with constriction of the finer isopters. After 5 months of treatment with sublingual vitamin A drops, the patient's vision, ERG, mfERG, dark adaptometry, and perimetry normalized. A review of the literature summarizing the electrophysiologic testing in vitamin A deficiency is also discussed.

CONCLUSIONS: This case highlights novel observations on the effects of sublingual vitamin A supplementation for acquired vitamin A deficiency retinopathy. Sublingual vitamin A may represent a viable and efficacious treatment modality for vitamin A deficiency.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:132

Enthalten in:

Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology - 132(2016), 2 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 137-45

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Singer, James R [VerfasserIn]
Bakall, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Gordon, Grant M [VerfasserIn]
Reddy, Rahul K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11103-57-4
1D1K0N0VVC
Case Reports
Dark adaptometry
Diterpenes
ERG
Journal Article
MfERG
Retinol palmitate
Retinyl Esters
Review
Visual fields
Vitamin A
Vitamin A deficiency

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Date Completed 16.08.2016

Date Revised 09.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10633-016-9533-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM258454725