retinitis pigmentosa
noun
retinitis pig·men·to·sa
-ˌpig-mən-ˈtō-sə 
-(ˌ)men-,
-zə
: any of several hereditary progressive degenerative diseases of the eye marked by night blindness in the early stages, atrophy and pigment changes in the retina, constriction of the visual field, and eventual blindness
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Burke was just 4 years old when she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare eye disease that eventually leads to blindness.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 7 May 2025
So far, Second Sight has concentrated on patients with retinitis pigmentosa—the disease Campbell has—but the company’s device may also help with macular degeneration.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2011
Wynn suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, an incurable eye disease.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025
In 2018, Edith Lemay and Sébastien Pelletier learned that three of their four children were losing their vision because of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a progressive, incurable retinal disease.
—Andrew Leland, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 7 May 2025
So far, Second Sight has concentrated on patients with retinitis pigmentosa—the disease Campbell has—but the company’s device may also help with macular degeneration.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2011
Wynn suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, an incurable eye disease.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025
In 2018, Edith Lemay and Sébastien Pelletier learned that three of their four children were losing their vision because of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a progressive, incurable retinal disease.
—Andrew Leland, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
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retinitis pigmentosa
noun
retinitis pig·men·to·sa
-ˌpig-mən-ˈtō-sə, -(ˌ)men-, -zə
: any of several hereditary progressive degenerative diseases of the eye marked by night blindness in the early stages, atrophy and pigment changes in the retina, constriction of the visual field, and eventual blindness
—abbreviation RP
called also pigmentary retinopathy
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