Milton R C, Reddy V, Naidu A N
National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Am J Clin Nutr. 1987 Nov;46(5):827-9. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/46.5.827.
Over 1500 preschool urban Indian children were followed weekly for morbidity from 12 to 18 mo. Examination for mild xerophthalmia (Bitot's spots and night blindness) was done initially and at 6 and 12 mo. Children with mild xerophthalmia at the start of a 6-mo interval developed respiratory disease in the interval twice as often as children with normal eyes at the start of the interval. No association was found between mild xerophthalmia and incidence of diarrhea.
对1500多名印度城市学龄前儿童进行了为期6个月的跟踪，每周记录发病情况，跟踪时间从12个月至18个月。最初以及在6个月和12个月时对儿童进行轻度干眼病（毕脱氏斑和夜盲症）检查。在6个月观察期开始时患有轻度干眼病的儿童，在该观察期内患呼吸道疾病的几率是观察期开始时眼睛正常儿童的两倍。未发现轻度干眼病与腹泻发病率之间存在关联。
