antiophthalmic factor

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1.antiophthalmic factor - any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyesaxerophthol, vitamin A, Afat-soluble vitamin - any vitamin that is soluble in fatsretinol, vitamin A1 - an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotenedehydroretinol, vitamin A2 - a viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1