Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Identifier 69_Retinitis Pigmentosa
Title Retinitis Pigmentosa
Creator David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993)
Contributors David D. Donaldson
Affiliation (DGC) Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject Retina; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses; Refsum Disease; Retinitis Pigmentosa; Retinal Artery; Optic Disc; Fundus Oculi
Description Presenting Symptom: Visual field constriction. Pathology: Pigmentary retinopathy. Clinical: Although occurring usually as a solitary entity, retinitis pigmentosa may be associated with several systemic hereditary conditions: deafness, cerebellar dysfunction, cerebral dysfunction (Vogt-Spielmeyer disease) or Refsum's disease, where the body accumulates excessive amounts of phytanic acid. Characteristic of retinitis pigmentosa is progressive constriction of the visual field, formation of bone corpuscle-like pigmentation in the retina and severe narrowing of the retinal arteries. The pigmentation and narrow arteries are shown on the nasal side of the disc in the present case which was one of solitary retinitis pigmentosa. Disease/ Diagnosis: Retinitis pigmentosa
Date 1971
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Type Image
Relation is Part of Ocular Fundus Slides
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: David G. Cogan Collection https://novel.utah.edu/Cogan/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6v40ww2
Setname ehsl_novel_dgc
ID 177325
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v40ww2
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