retinitis pigmentosa

American  

[pig-men-toh-suh, -muhn-] / ˌpɪg mɛnˈtoʊ sə, -mən- /

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. degeneration of the retina manifested by night blindness and gradual loss of peripheral vision, eventually resulting in tunnel vision or total blindness.

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retinitis pigmentosa British  

/ ˌpɪɡmənˈtəʊsə /

noun

1. a degenerative hereditary disease of the human eye, characterized by pigmentary changes in the retina, night blindness, and eventual loss of vision

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retinitis pigmentosa Scientific  

/ rĕt′n-ī′tĭspĭg′mĕn-tō′sə /

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of retinitis pigmentosa

1860–65; < New Latin: pigmentary retinitis. See pigment, -ose ¹

Example Sentences

Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at 18, Petrou later advocated for “EyeBonds” and tax incentives to fund blindness research.

From The Wall Street Journal

Petrou was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative disorder that leads to vision loss, at age 18.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I would never have thought this would be possible five or six years ago, I didn't know where my life was going, I didn't have a clue on what was going to happen," said Warburton, who was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition, around seven years ago.

From BBC

McCausland, 47, was registered blind after losing his sight to retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary condition, in his 20s.

From BBC

Because for Pembroke - who has only 10% vision having been diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition, retinitis pigmentosa, when he was six - it's not just about beer.

From BBC