Ophthalmology

Treatment Possibilities for Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa, a term coined by the Dutch ophthalmologist F.C. Donders more than 150 years ago, comprises a group of chronic genetic degenerative diseases of the retina. The retina is a complex structure that lines the inner surface of the eye and is part of the central nervous system. Persons with retinitis pigmentosa typically lose night vision to a greater extent than they lose day vision, and they lose side (peripheral) vision before they lose reading (central) vision. Dozens of genetic changes and a multitude of mechanisms can lead to this condition.
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 http://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMcibr1007685?ai=rv&af...

New England Journal of Medicine