Primary photoreceptor degenerations: Retinitis pigmentosa

M. E. Pennesi; P. J. Francis; R. G. Weleber

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374203-2.00210-4

Primary photoreceptor degenerations: Retinitis pigmentosa

M. E. Pennesi, P. J. Francis, R. G. Weleber

Ophthalmology

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Abstract

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is caused by a large number of genetic defects that result in a characteristic pattern of degeneration of the rod and cone photoreceptors and the retinal pigment epithelium. RP is a heterogenous disease that can be classified in different ways. This article discusses the different categorizations of RP based on inheritance, genetic defect, and clinical presentation.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of the Eye, Four-Volume Set
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	502-515
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123742032
ISBN (Print)	9780123741981
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374203-2.00210-4
State	Published - Jan 1 2010

Keywords

Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Bone spicules
Cone dystrophy
Cone-rod dystrophy
Dark adaptation
ERG
Electroretinogram
Leber congenital amaurosis
Pigmentary retinopathy
Retinal degeneration
Retinal dystrophy
Retinitis pigmentosa
Rod-cone dystrophy
Syndromic retinitis pigmentosa
Usher syndrome
Visual fields

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General Medicine

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