GIST OF RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijmhs.v4i1.15Abstract
It is a hereditary disease and mainly it is characterized by Night Blindness and visual field constriction. Here, degeneration occurs in rods and cone cells. In case of Retinitis Pigmentosa:Blood vessels became attenuate means it becomes thin. Rods and Cone cells are degenerated. Highest number of rod cells are present at the peripheral part of the retina and the highest number of cone cells are present at foveal part
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