Night blindness is a risk associated with even moderate drinking. Why is this?
a. Alcohol makes the eyelids droop.
b. Alcohol blocks the formation of retinal.
c. Alcohol makes the pupil of the eye very small.
d. Alcohol inhibits dehydrogenase enzymes in the eye.
b
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a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. Complete abstinence is recommended
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