Night Blindness

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Overview

Night Blindness, Nyctalopia, is the reduced ability to see in dim light or at night. The most common cause of Night Blindness is retinitis pigmentosa, a disorder in which the rod cells in the retina gradually lose their ability to respond to the light. It can be also be a result of numerous congenital and inherited retinal diseases, a result of vitamin A deficiency, caused by cataracts or atrophy of the optic nerve.

 

These Substances may Alleviate Night Blindness

Lipids

 Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) may alleviate the Night Blindness that is commonly experienced by Dyslexia patients.  [1]

 

Minerals

 Night Blindness may occur as a result of Zinc deficiency (due to Zinc’s role in the activation of Retinol Dehydrogenase - the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of Retinal to Retinol).  [2]

 

Peptides

 Carnosine (N-Acetyl-Carnosine eyedrops) may alleviate Night Blindness.  [3]

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