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The questionnaire was manually distributed to patients who could answer individually to the survey. To help with significantly visually impaired patients, all patients were offered to be helped by an assistant for reading issues, in accordance with privacy measures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 50 participants were recruited. Of these, 52% of them were taking supplements, 84.6% with vitamin A supplementation, while 7.7% were using multivitamin pills. Participants were surveyed about their knowledge concerning the presence of vitamin A in food, yielding several results: carrots (88%), pumpkin (60%), and kale (60%). Participants referred to exceeding in consuming one of those items in 64% of cases. Specifically, the majority of them overconsumed spinach (62.5%), kale (37.5%), and sweet potatoes (31.3%). While the whole population (100%) was not aware of vitamin impact on certain IRDs, all respondents (100%) manifested their strong interest in gaining knowledge on this topic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our cohort of Italian patients suffering from syndromic and nonsyndromic RP are not fully aware of the impact of vitamins on their condition, and most of them enrich their diet with nutritional supplements. 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