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Keratomalacia is associated with
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The correct answer is  Vitamin A deficiency and Keratomalacia The condition is usually bilateral. The cornea becomes dull and insensitive, hazy, and yellow infiltrates form until finally the whole tissue undergoes necrosis and seems to melt away (Keratomalacia) with in few hrs. A characterstic feature is the absence of inflammatory reaction. It is often precipitated by an acute systemic illness such as measles, pneumoniae and severe diarrhoea. Treatment: Ref:- Parsons diseases of eye; pg num:-218