What does RP stand for?

Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The researchers focussed their study on two degenerative eye diseases retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.

Fetal tissue helps restore partial vision in the blind

Richard and Jean Bartlam founded the Coventry and District branch of the British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society 30 years ago.

30 years of dedication; CHARITY: Couple's support 'like extended ...

Daniel Owens, of Eirias High School, was diagnosed with an hereditary disease, Retinitis Pigmentosa, at the start of his GCSE studies.

Daniel's triumph

The five men, who hail from a family of 15, discovered in 1980 that they had retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative disease of the retina that causes varying degrees of visual impairment.

Memoir on experiences with retinitis pigmentosa

Sufferers of retinitis pigmentosa have light sensitive cells in the retina destroyed, but the connection of the nerve cells to the brain remains intact.

United Kingdom: German scientists develop bionic eye

The trial aims to restore a basic level of useful vision, in the form of shapes of light and dark It is used on people suffering severe blindness due to retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that affects the retina.

Blind get bionic eyes op

The groundbreaking surgery is part of a clinical study to test the effectiveness of the artificial retinal devices in treating retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a group of inherited eye diseases in which there is gradual deterioration of the light-sensitive cells of the retina.

Blind patients given 'bionic' vision

Besides entertaining, the "Eyes of Christmas" raises awareness and funds for RP International, a nonprofit organization that battles degenerative eye diseases including retinitis pigmentosa, which causes tunnel vision and sometimes blindness.

Holiday cheer for the visually impaired