Mesh term Retinitis Pigmentosa
Browse to parent terms:Eye Diseases, Hereditary
Retinal Dystrophies
Description
Hereditary, progressive degeneration of the retina due to death of ROD PHOTORECEPTORS initially and subsequent death of CONE PHOTORECEPTORS. It is characterized by deposition of pigment in the retina.Browse to child terms:
Alstrom Syndrome
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
Usher Syndromes
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