Rose Bengal staining for detection of conjunctival xerosis in nutrition surveys
- 1 May 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 31 (5), 892-894
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/31.5.892
Abstract
A hospital cum community based study indicated that rose Bengal staining of the eye could not only confirm clinically diagnosed cases of conjunctival xerosis but also detect those missed by clinical examination. However, some cases thus detected did not respond to a massive oral dose of vitamin A.Keywords
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