retinitis pigmentosa type 1 (RP1)

Introduction

see retinitis pigmentosa

Pathology

• degeneration of retinal photoreceptor cells

Genetics

• associated with defects in RP1 (ORP1)

Clinical manifestations

• night vision blindness
• loss of midperipheral visual field.
• as the condition progresses, peripheral field vision is lost & eventually central vision as well

More general terms

• retinitis pigmentosa (RP)

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/180100