Nikolas
Created page with "Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of inherited dystrophies of the retina. It's a chronic and progressive degenerative disease which causes progressive loss of retinal photoreceptors, causing progressive vision loss ending in blindness. It usually begins in childhood or early adulthood. There is no known cure. The prevalence is 1 per 5000, and 50% of cases are familial. == Etiology == Mutations in many genes can cause RP, and there are multiple patterns of inheritance..."