Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Abstract

Unilateral Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Review

R. C. Priya*

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) belongs to the group of inherited degenerative retinal dystrophies affecting the photoreceptors, particularly rods and subsequently cones. They are usually bilateral but there can be asymmetrical presentation too. Unilateral Retinitis Pigmentosa (URP) in both adult and pediatric population or a genetic predisposition for the same has not been clearly established in the literature. Unilateral variety however has mimickers in the form of infectious, inflammatory, traumatic, vascular and neoplastic etiologies. This review article would highlight the possible etiopathogenesis, molecular genetics, multimodal imaging and differential diagnosis of unilateral RP. Med Line and Pub Med search was done pertaining to Unilateral Retinitis Pigmentosa (URP) unilateral pigmentary retinopathy, and genetics, electrophysiology, autofluorescence, optical coherence tomography, microperimetry and differential diagnosis, all related to unilateral retinitis pigmentosa.

Published Date: 2021-10-11; Received Date: 2021-09-20