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Vitamin Deciencies and Vision Loss

No one wants to lose their vision, but unfortunately sometimes people do and it is completely
out of their control. But what if you were to lose your vision because of a vitamin deciency?
Vitamin deciencies are 100 percent preventable, yet they are the leading cause of preventable
blindness in developing countries. A Vitamin A deciency in particular can cause a lot of vision
problems. But vitamin A isnt the only nutrient your eyes need to be working and healthy.
Your eyes, like your body need a multitude of nutrients and vitamins to prevent vision loss. If
one is severely missing in the body, your eyes will bear the repercussions. Luckily, there are
some really simple ways to get the vitamins and nutrients your eyes need.
Vitamin A Deciency
A vitamin A deciency is the hardest hit your eyes could possibly take. Vitamin A is absolutely
essential to your vision health. It is THE eye vitamin. Without it, your eyes would be a total wreck.
So when someone has a vitamin A deciency, its a safe bet to make that their vision will suer
immensely.
A vitamin A deciency can lead to a vision condition called, Keratomalacia. Symptoms of this
condition include: night blindness, dry eyes (often extreme cases), blurred or clouded vision, and
softening of the cornea. As the condition progresses, it can lead to gray deposits being formed
on the whites (sclera) or the eye.
Without treatment, Keratomalacia can lead to blindness caused by ruptures, corneal infections,
or degenerative tissues.
Though rare in developed countries, vitamin A deciencies do happen. It is relatively easy to
attain our required amount of vitamin A through our regular diets, but one woman who had
undergone a weight loss surgery that prevented her body from absorbing vitamin A and several
other nutrients experienced vision problems due to a deciency.
When this does happen, a simple multi-vitamin will not be enough to counter the lack of vitamin
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A vitamin A deciency can also be a side eect of another disease such as; celiac disease, liver
disease, ulcerative colitis, and cystic brosis. No matter the cause of the deciency, the result is
the same. Your eyesight cant survive.
Prevention
Preventing a vitamin A deciency is easy to do, not to mention you get to eat a whole lot of
delicious foods too! In developing countries, where a wide range of food is not available, a
vitamin A deciency is common among people of all ages, including infants. The World Trade
Organization has been working to bring the proper foods to developing countries to reduce the
amount of vitamin A deciencies.
Here, in the US, we have no excuse when grocery stores are everywhere. The only thing that
may prevent us from eating a healthy and a rich in vitamin A diet is price. We promise you dont
need to spend a lot to gain a lot. Besides, most vitamin A rich foods are food you probably
would have purchased anyway!
Here are our top vitamin A containing foods:
Sweet potatoes
Dark leafy greens
Carrots
Dried fruit (especially apricots)
Butternut squash
Fish (tuna, mackerel, oysters)
Mango and papaya
These are all foods that are versatile and easily incorporated into a home cooked meal. The daily
recommended amount of vitamin A is 5000 IU. When 21909 IU of vitamin A can be found in one
medium sweet potato, thats all you need for the day!
Dont think that you need an excessive amount of food to get your vitamin A. Weve compiled a
long list to give you options. If sweet potatoes arent your thing, a healthy amount of spinach or
carrots will do the job just as well.
If you want to ensure youre getting the appropriate amount of vitamin A, along with many other
essential vitamin and nutrients for eyes, you can try our special Ocu-Plus Formula. It includes
everything you need in one easy supplement.
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Vitamin B12 Deciency

A vitamin A deciency will directly impact your eyes, but several other vitamins may indirectly
impact them. This is the case for a vitamin B12 deciency. A lack of vitamin B12 will likely lead to
anemia which in turn can cause vision loss among several other conditions.
Some symptoms of a B12 deciency include; fatigue, shortness of breath, constipation, and loss
of feeling or a tingling sensation in the extremities. If you exhibit any of these symptoms, your
doctor will likely send you for a blood test.
Vitamin B12 is a dicult vitamin to get into your diet. Many vegans have a B12 deciency.
A few ways to treat the deciency is to introduce vitamin B12 fortied grains into your diet
(which is especially helpful to vegans), a B12 multivitamin or supplement, or in extreme cases, a
vitamin B12 regular injection may be needed.
Vitamin D Deciency
Recently, scientists have discovered a correlation between
the sunshine vitamin and age related macular
degeneration. A vitamin D deciency in older people with
already declining vision has proven to worsen their
conditions.
Everyone needs their vitamin D and getting it is as easy as
spending 10 minutes out in the sun. A vitamin D deciency
will not aect the eyes of a younger person, but once your
eyesight begins to decline due to age, youll need all the
help you can get. Exposing your eyes to a little bit of
sunshine will help slowing down the process of age-related
macular degeneration.
You can also get your vitamin D from vitamin D supplements. Youre probably not going to want
to go outside for even a second in the dead of winter. Supplements are a good alternative. Some
supplements are even made to be stirred into your favorite drink.
If youre having trouble seeing, see your eye doctor and general doctor immediately. If youre
suering from a deciency, youll need to take a blood test to conrm. Once conrmed you can
talk to your doctors about how to restore your vision.

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Follow our tips, eat right, and take your supplements (if needed) and stay healthy for not only
your eyes, but your overall well-being.

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3. How Alcohol Aects Your Eyes
4. Everything You Need to Know about Vitamin A
5. Everything in Moderation
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2 commentstoVitamin Deciencies and Vision Loss

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Joe #

Hi,
Thanks for this article. I have recently been doing eye sight exercises and making sure I am
getting enough vitamins and minerals in my diet. I noticed that my eyesight is much better
on certain days that I eat healthier food options and not so good on other days. I have
astigmatism since age 16 and it has been more of a struggle in the last 3 years (I am 33
now) but I really nd diet plays a direct role in how good I see.
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Tom #

this is a great comprehensive article for us, the masses, something to refer back to ,
so glad to post on social media
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