Bitot's Spots Information

Bitot's Spots Information

Bitot's Spots is very common vitamins deficiency. Bitot's spots are superficial, foamy gray, triangular spots on the white of the eyeball. Bitot's Spots is a vitamin A deficiency. Bitot's spots are superficial, irregularly-shaped, foamy gray or white patches that appear on the conjunctiva, the membrane that covers most of the eyeball. Bitot's spots are one of the oldest recorded medical conditions. Bitot's spots are usually accompanied by night blindness. Eye ulcers develop and the cornea turns to mush (melts) if bitot's spots are not treated. This can result in irreversible blindness.

Bitot's spots Symptoms

Bitot's spots look like raised, triangular areas on the white area of the eyeball. Night blindness can also occur. Bitot's spots are also known to occur in people with fat and vitamin malabsorption. Total blindness caused by tissue death due to a severe vitamin A deficiency cannot be treated.