Medical Condition Congenital Night Blindness

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 368.61 - congenital night blindness

Active Ingredients used for Congenital Night Blindness:

Bilberry

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus)	traditional use and several unclear studies from the 1960s and 1970s suggest possible benefits of bilberry on night vision. however, more recent well-designed studies report no benefits. based on this evidence, it does not appear that bilberry is helpful for improving night vision.	d

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.