retinitis pigmentosa
degeneration of the retina manifested by night blindness and gradual loss of peripheral vision, eventually resulting in tunnel vision or total blindness.
Origin of retinitis pigmentosa
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How to use retinitis pigmentosa in a sentence
Tatel was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa in 1957 as a teen attending Montgomery Blair High School.
In retinitis pigmentosa, the light-sensitive layer of cells is damaged, but the rest of the retina remains intact.
How Gene Therapy and Algae Proteins Partially Restored a Blind Man’s Sight | Shelly Fan | May 25, 2021 | Singularity HubResearchers have now inserted a protein that senses amber light into ganglion cells of a man with retinitis pigmentosa, restoring some vision.
A gene-based therapy partially restored a blind man’s vision | Tina Hesman Saey | May 24, 2021 | Science NewsGene therapy and gene editing also target only certain genes, but retinitis pigmentosa can be caused by changes in any one of more than 50 genes.
A gene-based therapy partially restored a blind man’s vision | Tina Hesman Saey | May 24, 2021 | Science NewsIn Nature Medicine, the authors describe how their patient lost his vision after being diagnosed 40 years ago with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative disease that destroys photoreceptors, the light-sensing cells in the retina.
A blind man can perceive objects after a gene from algae was added to his eye | Antonio Regalado | May 24, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
British Dictionary definitions for retinitis pigmentosa
/ (ˌpɪɡmənˈtəʊsə) /
a degenerative hereditary disease of the human eye, characterized by pigmentary changes in the retina, night blindness, and eventual loss of vision
Origin of retinitis pigmentosa
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Scientific definitions for retinitis pigmentosa
[ rĕt′n-ī′tĭs pĭg′mĕn-tō′sə ]
A hereditary degenerative disease of the retina, characterized by difficulty seeing at night, pigmentary changes within the retina, and eventual loss of vision.
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