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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The hallmark of retinitis is overall vision loss. A positive history of disturbances in color perception and night blindness is suggestive of retinitis. Other symptoms of retinitis include the loss of peripheral vision and cone-rod dystrophy. <ref name= "US LIB"> Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001029.htm </ref> | |||
==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
*Vision loss | *Vision loss | ||
*Tunnel vision <ref> National Human Genome Research Institute. Retinitis Pigmentosa. https://www.genome.gov/13514348. Accessed March 28, 2016. </ref> | *Tunnel vision <ref> National Human Genome Research Institute. Retinitis Pigmentosa. https://www.genome.gov/13514348. Accessed March 28, 2016. </ref> | ||
*Clear central vision accompanied by the loss of peripheral vision | |||
*Cone-rod dystrophy | |||
*Disturbances in color perception | |||
*Night blindness <ref name= "US GEN"> Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.genome.gov/13514348 </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The hallmark of retinitis is overall vision loss. A positive history of disturbances in color perception and night blindness is suggestive of retinitis. Other symptoms of retinitis include the loss of peripheral vision and cone-rod dystrophy. [1]
Symptoms
- Vision loss
- Tunnel vision [2]
- Clear central vision accompanied by the loss of peripheral vision
- Cone-rod dystrophy
- Disturbances in color perception
- Night blindness [3]
References
- ↑ Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001029.htm
- ↑ National Human Genome Research Institute. Retinitis Pigmentosa. https://www.genome.gov/13514348. Accessed March 28, 2016.
- ↑ Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.genome.gov/13514348