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Retinitis pigmentosa

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The journal Developments in Ophthalmology has published an article about retinitis pigmentosa. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a heterogeneous group of inherited retinal degenerations characterized by progressive degeneration of rod and cone cells that affects predominantly peripheral visual fields. Macular edema may cause additional central visual acuity decrease. Cystoid macular edema (CME) is one of the few treatable causes of visual loss in RP. The full-text article you can find here.

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