Is night blindness inherited?

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Night blindness

Is night blindness inherited?

refers to patients in dim light environment or night vision significantly reduced, but in bright light environment vision normal, cause night blindness may be related to congenital factors, acquired factors, congenital factors are mainly because there are close relatives in the family with hereditary retinal diseases, such as primary retinal pigment deformation, is inherited, with the patient's age, the disease will further worsen, serious will lead to blindness; The acquired factors are mostly related to vitamin A deficiency, liver disease, digestive tract diseases and other factors. After active treatment of the primary disease, the symptoms of night blindness can be improved, and generally there will be no inheritance.



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