af Diagnostic Atlas Booklet

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a hereditary, progressive retinal degeneration in both eyes. Night blindness, usually in childhood, is followed by loss of peripheral vision (initially as ring-shaped defect). It progresses over many years to tunnel vision and then blindness.

Inherited Disease

A hyperautofluorescent ring around the macula can be associated with central vision loss

Disease activity not easily visualized on color

Patchy hypoautofluorescent findings seen in the periphery in RP

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