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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Deficiency of which of the following vitamins is associated with progressive keratinization of the cornea?
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The correct answer is  Vitamin A deficiency is the most impoant preventable cause of blindness. The earliest sign of deficiency is a loss of sensitivity to green light-followed by impairment to adapt to dim light-then night blindness (inability to see in the dark) More prolonged deficiency leads to xerophthalmia: keratinization of the cornea, and blindness