Is retinal dystrophy the same as retinitis pigmentosa?
When damage to the photoreceptor cells occur, the retina is unable to function properly and struggles to process and transmit sight information to the brain. The most common retinal dystrophy in Australia is the group of condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Are there different types of retinitis pigmentosa?
Researchers have identified several major types of nonsyndromic retinitis pigmentosa, which are usually distinguished by their pattern of inheritance: autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked. Less commonly, retinitis pigmentosa occurs as part of syndromes that affect other organs and tissues in the body.
What are the symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa ( RP )?
Retinitis pigmentosa. Retinitis pigmentosa, or RP, is the name given to a group of inherited conditions of the retina that lead to a gradual progressive reduction in vision. Loss of side vision (otherwise known as ‘tunnel vision’) and the reduced ability to see at night (otherwise known as ‘night blindness’) are the first notable symptoms of RP.
What kind of genetic heterogeneity is retinitis pigmentosa?
Retinitis pigmentosa, also known as rod-cone dystrophy, has both genetic and allelic heterogeneity ( Figures 2 and 3 ). 25 RP inheritance can be autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked recessive, and there is genetic heterogeneity even within each group.
Which is the most common retinal dystrophy in Australia?
Are there any new treatments for retinal dystrophies?
Genomic approaches to developing new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in retinal dystrophies are among the most advanced applications of genetics. 1 The notion that “nothing can be done” for patients with retinal dystrophies is no longer true.
Retinitis pigmentosa. Retinitis pigmentosa, or RP, is the name given to a group of inherited conditions of the retina that lead to a gradual progressive reduction in vision. Loss of side vision (otherwise known as ‘tunnel vision’) and the reduced ability to see at night (otherwise known as ‘night blindness’) are the first notable symptoms of RP.
When damage to the photoreceptor cells occur, the retina is unable to function properly and struggles to process and transmit sight information to the brain. The most common retinal dystrophy in Australia is the group of condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Retinitis pigmentosa, also known as rod-cone dystrophy, has both genetic and allelic heterogeneity ( Figures 2 and 3 ). 25 RP inheritance can be autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked recessive, and there is genetic heterogeneity even within each group.
Are there any clinical trials for retinal dystrophy?
You can view these on our Clinical Trials page. The Department of Medical Technology & Physics at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) has maintained a register of people affected by Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRDs) and their family members since 1984.