Can Retinitis Pigmentosa be treated??? also what is best treatment or cure???? can spectacles/ lenses help??
Kindly help...
Do a google search on Linghthouse International/retinitis pigmentosa. Pediatric rod cone dystrophy is a form of retinitis pigmentosa.
Sorry you are so worried, I can understand why.
Is Retinitis pigmentosa only inherited? For example, if my parents and both their parents' sides do not have it nor any relatives. is it possible the next generation could?
I doubt this eye with RP and handmotions vision has a normal macular OCT. Get a second opinion from a retinal specialist.
Dr. O.
I went to the eye doctor not too long ago and he said I have a small pigment in my left eye. He said it was like a freakle in the eye. Could this be Retinitis Pigmentosa? Would this be a first sign of RP? If this is just a freakle can it grow to be RP?
Two years ago I was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. I got two opinions on this and my cataracts. One physican said that I probably would not need cataract surgery for many years and the other said that I would within the next few years. I am now having trouble seeing - halos in the daytime and my night vision has worsened.
I am -10 in one eye and -8.5 in the other. I also have astigmatism. I am a 57 year old female.
Mark is 48 years old and about two years ago when he was about to get a LASIX, his ophthalmologist discovered that he has retinitis pigmentosa. He was advsed that there is no cure for this vision degeneration. he is now given vitamen A .May I ask on Mark's behalf if there is anything he can do to slow down the degeneration process or hopefully to stay out of possible blindness in the near future.
my brother is suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa. Is there any medicine available to cure this disease. his vision is day by day decreasing. Please guide me.
S.K.Sinha
B.I.
He suggested that this is Retinitis Pigmentosa. I told him that I also had pigmentation and then he checked my eyes. He said yes, we both had the same pigmentation although mine was more around the bottom and my sons completely around. He also said there was a whitish coloring to another part of the eye where it should be orange. Sorry I can't remember the term.
I read online about Retinitis Pigmentosa last night. I am heartbroken by what I've read.
Something else is going on if the proper correction does not sharpen your vision. Patients with retinitis pigmentosa often have macular edema, and this may be the cause of the blurred vision. If you have not had an OCT (Optical Coherent Tomography) of the macula, ask your retina specialist about this, since this test will detect macular edema easily.
Not to scare you at all but my brother has RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa), he was diagnosed before he was a teenager. I believe one of the symptoms he experiences is floaters.
t like abbreviations but assuming you mean retinitis pigmentosa use the search feature and archives to read about; read the section on www.emedicine.com and contact RP support groups and websites. There is no specific treatment.
There are multiple conditions that could compromise your night vision including retinitis pigmentosa and glaucoma among many many others and you need to have an ophthalmologist take a look to make sure all is OK.
I would say in general terms that loss of peripheral vision be it from glaucoma, stroke, retinal disease like retinitis pigmentosa or other causes is usually not something that can be rehabilitated. There are some new computer programs with vision simulators that try to help patients try to rehabilitate the use of lost peripheral vision mainly from stroke and there has be at least some encouraging, though limited, results with that.
Some specialists recommend a special vitamin supplement for retinitis pigmentosa but there is no definitive benefit. Protective sunglasses and proper diet and nutritional supplements could possibly have some effect in slowing down the degeneration - but cannot stop the degeneration or cure the disease. [Patients should see an eye surgeon specializing in retinal diseases.]
MJK MD
I wish you the best.
My nephew has RP.
You will have to be more specific and one reasons we try and avoid abbreviations or acronyms. rp could be 1. retinitis pigmentosa 2. retinal proliferation you also used trd which I assume is traction retinal detachment at macula.
So clarify the RP means to us in this context. Your problem does not at all sound like retinitis pigmentosa and if it was, which I doubt, the retina surgeon should have told you as it has implications that are possibly genetic.
I have failed two VF tests, and seen a retinal specialist who states that I have retinitis pigmentosa. Some of the symptoms fit, but not all. The sensitivity to light and bright colors is quite bothersome. Especially snow glare. Is there something else that they could have missed? I had an MRI which revealed an increased signal intensity in the periventricular white matter of the right posterior temporoparietal lobe.
hello, i have retinitis pigmentosa and hypothyroidism. can anyone here relate? i have been looking for someone to talk to for years. thank you for reading my email.
If my corneas are thinning, does that mean I have glaucoma
I am young [almost 21]. I suffer from Retinitis Pigmentosa, so I had cataracts at an early age. Recently, I was told by my retinial specialist that I have a fog that needs cleared up. It came from having cataract surgery. It said I will have a laser surgery to correct it. He was brief and only said it was simple. That's also what I was told about my cataract surgery. I understand they are easy operations, but I would like more of an explanation of what will exactly be done.
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