J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1981 Jun;22(2):457-462.

A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa without Pigment

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  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Soon Chun Hyang Medical School of College, Korea.

Abstract

Retinitis pigmentosa without pigment is a varient of retinitis pigmentosa which is a hereditory disorder. It is characterized by decreased visual acuity, night blindness and contraction of visual field in both eyes. A 42-year old male patient was complained of decreased visual acuity and night blindness. And Pt was diagnosed as retinitis pigmentosa without pigment with clinical symptoms and signs, ophthalmoscopic findings, fluorescein angiography and electroretinogram. So authors report a case of retinitis pigmentosa without pigment and a brief reviews of literatures.


MeSH Terms

Adult
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Male
Night Blindness
Retinitis Pigmentosa*
Retinitis*
Visual Acuity
Visual Fields
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