Sunday, March 23, 2014

Retinitis Pigmentosa





Inherited Retinal Degenerative disease ( Positive Family History)
Associations: Lawrence Moon Beidl Syndrome, Abetalipoprteinemia, Refsum's Disease, Usher's Syndrome, Friedrich's Ataxia
Symptoms: Night Vision Loss (Rods are Affected early), Tunnel Vision (Loss of Peripheral Vision), Altered Color Vision
Fundus: Bone Shaped spicule pigments deposits in periphery, Macula is preserved.
Refer to Ophthalmology & Genetic Counseling Clinic

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