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Retinitis pigmentosa

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Retinitis pigmentosa is the triad of:

  • night blindness
  • peripheral visual loss
  • pigmentary retinopathy

The aetiology is heterogeneous, however the photoreceptor cells and retinal pigment epithelial cells are always affected.

Reference:

  1. Hartong DT, Berson EL, Dryja TP. Retinitis pigmentosa. Lancet. 2006 Nov 18;368(9549):1795-809.

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