Term Name: retinitis pigmentosa
Synonyms: pericentral pigmentary retinopathy
Definition: A retinal degeneration characterized by the gradual deterioration of the photoreceptors or the retinal pigment epithelium of the retina leading to progressive sight loss.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:10584]   ( DOID:10584 )

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is a type of: retinal degeneration
has subtype: autosomal recessive pericentral pigmentary retinopathy dominant pericentral pigmentary retinopathy late-adult onset retinitis pigmentosa retinitis pigmentosa 1 retinitis pigmentosa 2 retinitis pigmentosa 3 retinitis pigmentosa 4 retinitis pigmentosa 6 retinitis pigmentosa 7 retinitis pigmentosa 9 retinitis pigmentosa 10 retinitis pigmentosa 11 retinitis pigmentosa 12 retinitis pigmentosa 13 retinitis pigmentosa 14 retinitis pigmentosa 17 retinitis pigmentosa 18 retinitis pigmentosa 19 retinitis pigmentosa 20 retinitis pigmentosa 22 retinitis pigmentosa 23 retinitis pigmentosa 24 retinitis pigmentosa 25 retinitis pigmentosa 26 retinitis pigmentosa 27 retinitis pigmentosa 28 retinitis pigmentosa 29 retinitis pigmentosa 30 retinitis pigmentosa 31 retinitis pigmentosa 32 retinitis pigmentosa 33 retinitis pigmentosa 34 retinitis pigmentosa 35 retinitis pigmentosa 36 retinitis pigmentosa 37 retinitis pigmentosa 38 retinitis pigmentosa 39 retinitis pigmentosa 40 retinitis pigmentosa 41 retinitis pigmentosa 42 retinitis pigmentosa 43 retinitis pigmentosa 44 retinitis pigmentosa 45 retinitis pigmentosa 46 retinitis pigmentosa 47 retinitis pigmentosa 48 retinitis pigmentosa 49 retinitis pigmentosa 50 retinitis pigmentosa 51 retinitis pigmentosa 54 retinitis pigmentosa 55 retinitis pigmentosa 56 retinitis pigmentosa 57 retinitis pigmentosa 58 retinitis pigmentosa 59 retinitis pigmentosa 60 retinitis pigmentosa 61 retinitis pigmentosa 62 retinitis pigmentosa 63 retinitis pigmentosa 66 retinitis pigmentosa 67 retinitis pigmentosa 68 retinitis pigmentosa 69 retinitis pigmentosa 70 retinitis pigmentosa 71 retinitis pigmentosa 72 retinitis pigmentosa 73 retinitis pigmentosa 74 retinitis pigmentosa 75 retinitis pigmentosa 77 retinitis pigmentosa 81 retinitis pigmentosa 83 retinitis pigmentosa 84 retinitis pigmentosa 85 retinitis pigmentosa 86 retinitis pigmentosa 87 retinitis pigmentosa 88 retinitis pigmentosa 89 retinitis pigmentosa 90 retinitis pigmentosa with or without situs inversus retinitis pigmentosa Y-linked