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Retinitis Pigmentosa: Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment
Michael Baert
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Description for Retinitis Pigmentosa: Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment
Paperback. Editor(s): Baert, Michael; Peeters, Cedric. Num Pages: 228 pages, colour photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: MQR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Retinis Pigmentosa (RP) includes a group of progressive hereditary retinal diseases involving degeneration of rod and cone photoreceptors, predominantly the former, and is one of the leading causes of hereditary blindness in the developed world. Clinical symptoms include nyctalopia, progressive visual field loss, and deterioration in visual acuity in adolescence. It affects one in 3000-5000 individuals and can be caused by mutations in more than 40 genes. In addition, Retinitis Pigmentosa may exist either alone (nonsyndromic) or as part of a neurological or systemic disorder, such as Usher's syndrome and Infantile Refsum's disease. There are few effective clinical treatments for ... Read more
Retinis Pigmentosa (RP) includes a group of progressive hereditary retinal diseases involving degeneration of rod and cone photoreceptors, predominantly the former, and is one of the leading causes of hereditary blindness in the developed world. Clinical symptoms include nyctalopia, progressive visual field loss, and deterioration in visual acuity in adolescence. It affects one in 3000-5000 individuals and can be caused by mutations in more than 40 genes. In addition, Retinitis Pigmentosa may exist either alone (nonsyndromic) or as part of a neurological or systemic disorder, such as Usher's syndrome and Infantile Refsum's disease. There are few effective clinical treatments for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781608768844
SKU
V9781608768844
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