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VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY MONITORED BY QUANTITATIVE SHORT WAVELENGTH FUNDUS AUTOFLUORESCENCE IN A CASE OF BARIATRIC SURGERY

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Bariatric surgery is recognized as a treatment option for obesity. However, the cost-efficiency of screening for serum vitamin A and the effectiveness of its oral supplementation in these patients remain unclear. Here, we report a case in which vitamin A and carotenoid deficiency...

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Autores principales: Lima de Carvalho, Jose Ronaldo, Tsang, Stephen H., Sparrow, Janet R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Retinal Cases & Brief Reports 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7182472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31599792
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000000931