Editor’s comment

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The Case Report by Anastasakis et al. of a case of night blindness due to Vitamin A deficiency adds to an extensive prior literature. Indeed, Documenta Ophthalmologica has previously published similar cases, most recently in 2009. We have selected this case for publication not only for its novel features (malabsorption caused by GI malignancy; clinical and ERG improvement after Vitamin A therapy even though the initial serum Vitamin A levels were not subnormal), but also to maintain the awareness among our readers of this syndrome as one of the few, if not the only, treatable causes of night blindness. …