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Name the vitamin which is required for maintaining good eyesight.


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Vitamin A:

  1. Vitamin A is responsible for good eyesight.
  2. Vitamin A is important for eyesight as it converts the light into an electrical impulse to be carried by the optic nerve to the brain.
  3. The deficiency of vitamin A also causes night blindness because it is the major component of the pigment rhodopsin.
  4. Rhodopsin is a light-sensitive pigment that helps the eyes to see in the dark or with less amount of light.
  5. Retinol or vitamin A is also important for growth, cell division, reproduction, and immunity.

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