RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA

Course overview

THE TERM RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA ENCOMPASSES A GROUP OF HEREDITARY RETINOPATHIES WHICH RESULT IN PROGRESSIVE VISION LOSS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL COVER THE UNDERLYING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WHICH PRODUCES DYSFUNCTION IN THE RETINA, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC MEASURES INCLUDING AN ADEQUATE PHYSICAL EXAM AND APPROPRIATE REFERRAL FOR EXPERT EVALUATION. WHILE THERE IS AS YET NO CURE, RESEARCH IS ONGOING. WE WILL EXAMINE THE NEED FOR AN APPROPRIATE EDUCATION FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO KEEP RP PATIENTS ABREAST OF POTENTIAL TREATMENTS AS THEY EMERGE. THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO EVALUATION AND EDUCATION IS ALSO DISCUSSED.