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What is Under National Programme for Prevention of Nutritional Blindness, a child in the age group of 6-11 months is given a single dose of vitamin A is:March 2005 and explain in detail?
Ans. B: 1,00,000 IUNutritional blindness which affects over seven million children in India per year results mainly "from the deficiency of vitamin A coupled with protein-energy malnutrition.In its severest form, it often result in loss of vision.Vitamin A deficiency is assessed on the basis of conjuctival xerosis and Bitot's spot.