網膜色素変性症

Also known as RP, pericentral pigmentary retinopathy, pigmentary degeneration of the retina, Retinitis pigmentosa, retinal degeneration

retinal degeneration characterized by the gradual deterioration of the photoreceptors or the retinal pigment epithelium of the retina leading to progressive sight loss

Key facts

Other names: Inherited retinal dystrophy/diseases
Specialty: Ophthalmology , Optometry
Symptoms: Trouble seeing at night , decreased peripheral vision
Usual onset: Childhood
Causes: Genetic
Diagnostic method: Eye examination
Treatment: Low vision aids , portable lighting, orientation and mobility training
Frequency: 1 in 4,000 people

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Research

16,252 papers

[Retinitis pigmentosa].Revue medicale de Liege · 2020
Retinitis pigmentosa.

Article · 日本語

網膜色素変性症（もうまくしきそへんせいしょう、英: pigmentary degeneration of the retina、羅: degeneratio pigmentosa retinae）は眼科疾患の一つで、中途失明の3大原因の一つであり、数千人に一人の頻度で起こるとされている。日本の盲学校ではこの病気の生徒が2番目に多い。

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