Vitamin A is essential for the formation of rhodopsin, a pigment found in the rod cells of the retina that is crucial for vision in low light conditions. A deficiency leads to impaired night vision (nyctalopia).
Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2017 · Topic: Deficiency, Non-Contagious and Other Diseases (Vitamin Deficiency Diseases)
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