Retinitis pigmentosa
ORPHA:791· ICD-10 H35.5
Definition
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited retinal dystrophy leading to progressive loss of the photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium and resulting in blindness usually after several decades.
- Prevalence
- 1-5 / 10 000
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Mitochondrial inheritance, X-linked recessive
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Adult, Childhood