Retinitis Pigmentosa: Causes, Symptoms, Daignosis, Prevention and Treatment

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Retinitis Pigmentosa
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Retinitis Pigmentosa

• Retinitis pigmentosa is referred to as a group
  of eye diseases that is passed down in families.
  All the diseases involve the eyes retina. The
  retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of
  the eye that is sensitive to light. All of the
  diseases cause a slow but sure loss or reduces
  eyesight.

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What causes retinitis pigmentosa?

• Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of eye diseases
  that are passed down in families with time. All
  of them affect the ability of the retina to sense
  light. The problem with the retina can take place
  in any of the following
• Rod cells
• Cone cells
• The connection between the cells that make up the
  retina

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How is retinitis pigmentosa diagnosed?

• Your doctor will take a complete medical history
  and give you an eye test. The ophthalmologist may
  do one or more of the following tests to make a
  diagnosis
• Eye chart test
• Ophthalmoscopy
• Refraction test
• Color defectiveness determination test
• Retinal exam
• Ultrasound of the eye

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What are the symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa?

• Some of the symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa
  generally rise in childhood or adolescence.
  Though, each person may experience symptoms
  differently.Some people with the problem have a
  slow, very progressive loss of eyesight. Others
  lose their eyesight much more quickly and
  severely. Common symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa
  may include
• Difficult time seeing in poor lighting or in the
  dark
• A lowered ability to see either central vision or
  side or peripheral vision
• Hard time reading print

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What are the symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa?
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• Hard time figuring out detailed images
• Hard time with stumbling or tripping over objects
  not seen
• Glare
• Some of the symptoms of the condition may look
  like other eye diseases. Talk with your doctor
  for a diagnosis.

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How is retinitis pigmentosa treated?

• Your doctor will figure out the best treatment
  for you based on
• Your age
• Your overall health and medical history
• How sick you are
• How good you can handle specific medicines,
  procedures, or therapies
• How long the condition will last
• Your opinion or preference

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How is retinitis pigmentosa treated?
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• The symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa sometimes
  look like other conditions or medical problems.
  Always visit your doctor for a diagnosis.There
  is no specific treatment for retinitis pigmentosa
  known at present time. However, protecting your
  eyes retina by using UV sunglasses may help
  delay the start of symptoms. A retinal
  prosthesis (artificial retina) has been developed
  for individuals with very advanced disease and
  severe vision loss. Talk with your
  ophthalmologist for more information.

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