Vitamin A Questions

It occurs as a symptom of numerous congenital and inherited retinal diseases or as a result of vitamin a deficiency.

Hello. I am sorry to know about your problems. It is unfortunate to be a patient of retinitis pigmentosa (rp). But please do not be so anxious and affect your daily life worrying about it all the time. Because there is no definitive treatment for the same. It is okay if you can not afford treatment because they are also not effective. You can take diet rich in vitamin a like green leafy vegetables or capsule vit a (available in market). But it should not be taken without doctor’s prescription since it’s overdose can also be very harmful. Vitamin a therapy might slow down further progression but will not relieve you of the problems you already have. Besides, if you experience a sudden drop of vision, then you must visit an eye clinic (any government hospital near you) to rule out a retinal problem called as macular edema which is treated with eye drops alone and can be reversed if started early. Also ideally you should get a genetic testing of you and your partner done before marriage so that your child does not get the same disease. The least you can do is to not marry a person having similar problems. The last resort is lva (low vision aid) if you have profound vision loss. This will help you improve the quality of your daily life also. This will be available in very limited govt /ngo run setups only. Hope this helps. Reach me out anytime for further queries or any kind of help. Thank you.

Hi, Well balanced diet and exercise is the best for your problem. Vitamin A rich foods which are orange and yellow colour fruits and vegetables like Carrot, Pumpkin, Papaya, dark green leafy vegetables like Spinach,Dill leaves ,Methi etc.will help. Also Almonds,Walnuts and cow's ghee will help.

Your symptoms may be suggestive of uti +/- urethritis, kindly get a urine routine, urine culture, semen culture done and forward me the reports.

Yes it is night blindness, you should take vit a supplement, you should visit an eye specialist for this purpose, it is curable.

It seems to be vit A deficiency Take Carrots, beet root and coriander juice daily Take papita daily Take Tab vit A chewable 1 per day for 3 months. For all.