The effects of cod liver oil on the eyes are mainly for the treatment of night blindness, dry eyes and corneal softening.
Cod liver oil contains a large amount of vitamin A. Vitamin A plays an important role in maintaining the normal physiological function and development of eyes.
1. Night blindness: Vitamin A is an important nutrient element for synthesizing photoreceptors in the retina, and a lack of vitamin A can cause night blindness, which can be treated by supplementing vitamin A capsules.
2. Dry eye and corneal softening: vitamin A is also helpful for maintaining the health of the eye surface, the lack of vitamin A is easy to cause corneal softening and dry eye, need to be treated by vitamin A supplementation.
Patients must be under the guidance of a doctor to supplement cod liver oil, if the self-administration of medication, may lead to the emergence of vitamin A accumulation in the body, or even toxicity.