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Important Things to Know About Retinitis Pigmentosa Disease

Retinitis Pigmentosa is a group of eye disorders that can lead to blindness. Some specific changes occur with this disease. Your doctor sees a bundle of nerves at the back of your retina, and they notice some changes in them. When a patient has RP photoreceptors do not work the way they are supposed to.

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Important Things to Know About Retinitis Pigmentosa Disease

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  1. Important Things to Know About Retinitis Pigmentosa Disease and its Stem Cell Treatment RP or Retinitis Pigmentosa is a group of eye disorders that can lead to blindness. Some specific changes occur with this disease. Your doctor sees a bundle of nerves at the back of your retina, and they notice some changes in them. When a patient has RP photoreceptors do not work the way they are supposed to. If this issue lingers for a long time, you might lose your eyesight. In this article, let’s get to know more about this eyesight disorder and its stem cell therapy. Symptoms of RP: This disease usually starts in childhood, but it’s hard to tell the progression of the health issue, and how it turns worse over time.

  2. Most people lose their eyesight in early adulthood, then when they are 40 they lose their vision completely. You may get tunnel vision, and after that, it will start to decline. In later parts of this disease, eye cones get affected, and it will show difficulties in identifying colors. Although, it’s rare, sometimes cones get affected first. In this case, you might find bright light irritating, which is called photophobia. You also might start seeing flashes of bright light, which is known as photopsia. Stem cell therapy for RP: This is the advancement of medical science where Stem Cell Treatment can give some solution to this health condition. Although, the therapy is in an ongoing trial of two phases at the University of California. Scientists are trying to invent a regenerative medicine that can cure the loss of eyesight in RP patients. The treatment process of RP: The treatment includes the insertion of retinal progenitors, which are the stem cells that in the process will become retinal cells. After that, it will turn into vitreous which is a gel-like thing in the eye. Scientists believe that the cells will release protein that will keep the photoreceptors healthy, also it will preserve vision and prevent degeneration. This is the first Stem Cell Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa, the safety report is good and the doctors are taking steps in the right direction. Clinics and eye hospitals are looking forward to this advancement in medical science. The scientists are hoping to get a better result from the trial in the future.

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