Softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency

• Symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue

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n. An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea, often caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.

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n. softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue

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Keratomalacia is an eye disorder that results from vitamin A deficiency . Vitamin A is required to maintain specialized epithelia (such as in the cornea and conjunctiva ). The precise mechanism is still not known, but vitamin A is necessary for the maintenance ...