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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a progressive condition that causes both central and peripheral vision loss ((1)–(3)). This genetically diverse disease presents with a variable phenotypic onset, but eventually affects both eyes. No treatment is effective in restoring vision once it is lost. Although, a variety of patterns can be observed, vision loss typically occurs first in the midperiphery and progresses to involve the peripheral and finally, the central visual fields creating a funduscopic pattern of pigmented “bone spicules.”
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Chow, A.Y., Chow, V.Y. (2007). Subretinal Artificial Silicon Retina Microchip Implantation in Retinitis Pigmentosa. In: Tombran-Tink, J., Barnstable, C.J., Rizzo, J.F. (eds) Visual Prosthesis and Ophthalmic Devices. Ophthalmology Research. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-449-0_4
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