Abstract
Editorial [Hot Topic: Clinics, Epidemiology and Genetics of Retinitis Pigmentosa (Guest Editor: Francesco Parmeggiani)
Highlights
The chronic eye diseases included in this heterogeneous group of genetic degenerative disorders of the retina are habitually named retinitis pigmentosa, a term coined by Donders more than 150 years ago
Taking into account all the different forms of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), among the general population, their total prevalence is variably reported in one case for each 2500-7000 persons
It is not true that RP is less known or studied than other more frequent eye disorders, and the nearly 7000 references, which appear using “retinitis pigmentosa” in a PubMed search, demonstrate that RP is characterized by a high “desirability” for clinical and experimental researches
Summary
Taking into account all the different forms of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), among the general population, their total prevalence is variably reported in one case for each 2500-7000 persons. Epidemiology and Genetics of Retinitis Pigmentosa Inherited retinal dystrophies represent the most frequent hereditary disorders of the ocular posterior segment.
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