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Vitamin A deficiency results in:

Slowing regeneration of visual pigments after exposure to bright sun light
Disrupting epithelium integrity
Reduces immunocompetence

The combined effects on cellular integrity and on immune capabilities believed to contribute to the deaths of 1.1 to 3 million children under 5 years of age, that could be saved by normalizing Vitamin A levels.