Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa is the name for a group of inherited visual disorders that causes progressive degeneration of the retina, eventually resulting in blindness. People with retinitis pigmentosa usually begin losing peripheral (side) vision, and night vision, which is always poor, gets progressively worse until it is completely lost. Central vision is preserved until the very end, when it becomes totally deteriorated.

Retinitis pigmentosa is often discovered in early childhood. The cause of the disease is unknown, however a genetic link is certain. If neither parent is afflicted with retinitis pigmentosa, one of them must be a carrier.

Some forms of retinitis pigmentosa have also been associated with deafness, kidney disease, central nervous system and metabolic disorders, and chromosomal abnormalities. There is no cure or treatment for retinitis pigmentosa.

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