A project on night blindness, how it is caused, treatment of night blindness, symptoms, and preventing night blindness
Date Submitted: 06/28/2004 19:08:17
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 3 pages (696 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 3 pages (696 words)
Introduction:
Night blindness also known as Nyctalopia is not a diagnosis, but rather a symptom of an underlying disorder. People with night blindness (also called impaired dark adaptation) see poorly in the darkness but see normally when adequate amounts of light are present. The condition does not actually involve true blindness, even at night. Recovery is fairly rapid when intake is reduced. Night Blindness is commoner than one can expect it to be.
Causes:
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