New light on night blindness

Observations on Hemeralopia, or Night Blindness

Maternal Night Blindness: A New Indicator of Vitamin A Deficiency

N ight blindness—the inability to see after dusk or at night—is the most common ocular manifestation of moderate to severe vitamin A deficiency. Poor dark adaptation leading to night blindness occurs when there is decreased production of a vitamin A–dependent photosensitive pigment, rhodopsin, in the retinal receptors responsible for seeing under low levels of illumination (rods). Normally, whe...

Congenital Stationary Night Blindness Panel

Test code: OP1201 The Blueprint Genetics Congenital Stationary Night Blindness Panel is a 17 gene test for genetic diagnostics of patients with clinical suspicion of congenital stationary night blindness. The panel covers genes associated with autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant and X-linked forms of congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB). The clinical utility of this diagnostic panel...

Congenital Stationary Night Blindness Panel

Test code: OP1201 The Blueprint Genetics Congenital Stationary Night Blindness Panel is a 17 gene test for genetic diagnostics of patients with clinical suspicion of congenital stationary night blindness. The panel covers genes associated with autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant and X-linked forms of congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB). The clinical utility of this diagnostic panel...

The Treatment of Night Blindness

The eye is cocainised as for cataract operationWith the usual aseptic precautions i c.c. of sterile 10 per cent, salt solution is injected subconjunctival^ ?n each side. Puncture of the conjunctival vessels js avoided. The eyes are bandaged. The bandage! lS removed at night, when to the satisfaction of both the doctor and the patient night blindness will be found to have disappeared. There is p...