Here’s what vitamin A is, why it’s good for you and which foods offer it most abundantly.

Kiser: Vitamin A, also known as retinol, is a fat-soluble vitamin needed for human vision. It's transformed within the eye into a derivative called 11-cis-retinal, which is the molecule that allows ...

A new study has found that vitamin A-biofortified orange maize significantly improves visual functions in children. The study was conducted among school-aged children (4 to 8 years old) in rural ...

Vitamin A is an essential nutrient that plays a role in many bodily functions. The fat-soluble vitamin is important for our vision, skin, immune system and more. Also known as retinol, vitamin A is a ...

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness among the working-age population. A new study in the American Journal of Pathology reports that visual ...