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Conjunctival and corneal peroxidases in vitamin A deficiency
1Department of Pathology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad.
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
|April 1, 1992
Abstract:
Xerophthalmia is a commonly encountered nutritional disorder that affects the growing population of the world. Conjunctival and corneal epithelial cells contain peroxidase enzyme. In experimentally induced Vitamin A deficiency conjunctival and corneal peroxidases are markedly lowered indicating direct or indirect relation of Vitamin A to epithelial functional integrity.