{"id":16787,"date":"2025-09-30T13:10:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16787"},"modified":"2025-09-30T13:10:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:10:58","slug":"boy-goes-permanently-blind-as-a-result-of-poor-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16787","title":{"rendered":"Boy goes permanently blind as a result of poor diet"},"content":{"rendered":"

An 8-year-old boy in Malaysia has permanently lost his vision due to an extremely poor diet, highlighting the dangers of severe vitamin deficiencies in children.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to\u00a0iHeart<\/a>, the child had reportedly eaten little else but chicken nuggets, sausages, and cookies since infancy. His condition only came to light when he asked a teacher: \u201cWhy can\u2019t I see anything?\u201d The concerned school staff then rushed him to the hospital.<\/p>\n

Doctors diagnosed the boy with severe vitamin A deficiency, a condition that, while rare in developed countries, remains one of the leading causes of childhood blindness worldwide. In this case, the deficiency led to optic atrophy \u2013 irreversible damage to the optic nerve that causes permanent vision loss.<\/p>\n

Dr. Erna Nadia, a well-known Malaysian physician with a strong social media presence,\u00a0shared the case on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to raise awareness. \u201cAs a mother, I understand it\u2019s not always easy to prepare nutritious meals when you\u2019re busy. Pity for the parents of this student \u2013 it\u2019s not easy for them to accept,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

Warning Signs of Vitamin A Deficiency<\/h3>\n

The Daily Mail<\/a>\u00a0reports that Dr. Nadia urged other parents to watch for early symptoms of vitamin A deficiency, which can include:<\/p>\n