Retinitis pigmentosa
A rare inherited retinal dystrophy disorder characterized by spots of black bone-spicule pigmentation of the retinal pigment epithelium. It is manifested with decreased vision in low light or in the night, followed by decreased peripheral vision, and, eventual decreased central vision. It may lead to blindness.
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA (RP) This is pigmentary RP . Retinal dystrophies are hereditary retinal diseases without any known cause in which ultimately there is premature cell death.
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Top doctors who continously share their opinions on Retinitis pigmentosaFlorence Hospital
Sr Consultant Ophthalmologist
POSTED MORE THAN 1600 OPHTHALMIC ARTICLES TILL DATE
Amritsar Eye Hospital
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G M C Amritsar
M S ophthalmology
Eye Care & Research Centre, Kolkata for About 25 Years
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Eye Care & Research Centre, Kolkata
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Divyajyot Eye Hospital.
M.S. (Ophthalmology ).
Government Medical College, Surat.
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