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Night blindness is a symptom in which a person has difficulty seeing in the dark. Commonly, this is due to a vitamin A deficiency.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

Is a type of:

Vision disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Eye

Is Symptom of

Short bowel syndrome
Condition
Retinitis pigmentosa
Condition
Vitamin A deficiency
Condition
Cataracts
Condition
Glaucoma
Condition
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Night blindness
Vitamin a
4.5
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