Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
RP
Symptoms
Symptoms often first appear in childhood, but severe vision problems do not usually develop until early adulthood.
- Decreased vision at night or in low light
- Loss of side (peripheral) vision, causing "tunnel vision"
- Loss of
central vision (in advanced cases)
Signs and tests
Tests to evaluate the retina:
- Color vision
- Examination of the retina by
ophthalmoscopy after the pupils have been dilated Fluorescein angiography Intraocular pressure - Measurement of the electrical activity in the retina (
electroretinogram ) - Pupil reflex response
Refraction test Retinal photography - Side vision test (visual field test)
Slit lamp examination Visual acuity
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Retinitis pigmentosa Treatment
Review Date: 05/07/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist,
Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
