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Which vitamin is essential for clear vision in dim light and whose deficiency causes night blindness?
Question

Which vitamin is essential for clear vision in dim light and whose deficiency causes night blindness?

A.

Vitamin C

B.

Vitamin A

C.

Vitamin E

D.

Vitamin D

E.

Answer not known

Correct option is B

Vitamin A is essential for formation of visual pigments.
It plays a key role in rod cell function of the retina. Deficiency leads to night blindness (nyctalopia).
Prolonged deficiency causes xerophthalmia. Vitamin C and D have no role in vision.
Hence, Vitamin A is essential for dim light vision. Therefore, option (b) is correct.

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