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EYE SIGNS IN PATIENTS WITH ANOREXIA NERVOSA
Author(s) -
Ph.D. S. F. Abraham,
F.R.A.C.O. C. N. Banks,
Psych. P. J. V. Beumont F.R.C.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1980.tb00890.x
Subject(s) - xerophthalmia , anorexia nervosa , pathological , medicine , anorexia , conjunctiva , incidence (geometry) , vitamin , ophthalmology , vitamin a deficiency , retinol , physiology , pathology , psychiatry , eating disorders , physics , optics
Summary Thirteen anorexia nervosa patients and 13 control subjects were examined for cataract and xerophthalmia. Although 11 patients had Vitamin A intakes below recommended daily levels for significant periods of time, there was no evidence to suggest that they had an increased incidence of pathological changes in conjunctiva or lens.