Discussion
Keratomalacia can lead to :
Answer: D
Keratomalacia leads to melting and wasting of the cornea.
Keratomalacia is the most severe stage of vitamin A deficiency in the eye (xerophthalmia). The cornea softens and ulcerates, and may liquefy and perforate, causing permanent blindness.
Night blindness, conjunctival xerosis and Bitot's spots are earlier stages of the same deficiency that come before keratomalacia; they are not what it leads to.
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