Doctor Column

Prenatal Vitamins and Nutrition During Pregnancy September 15, 2023 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Years ago, I was examining a young woman whom I had known since she was a teenager. She was happily employed as a social worker. “How are you doing? How’s the family?” Surprising Information About ‘Vitamin A’ May 15, 2019 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Many are aware that vitamin A is needed for normal eyesight, especially in low light. Vitamin A helps maintain a healthy cornea, the clear, outer layer of the eye. It’s also needed by the retina, the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, for it to function normally.