[Evaluation of some clinical parameters in patients with retinitis pigmentosa in relationship to the type of inheritance].

PURPOSE

Analysis of selected clinical parameters in patients with various types of retinitis pigmentosa.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

We examined 51 patients aged 8-67 suffering from different genetic forms of RP identified on the ground of pedigree analysis. We analyzed onset of nyctalopia, degree of retinal degeneration, degree of visual field loss, dark adapted electroretinographic testing flicker (ERG) and presence of posterior subcapsular cataract.

CONCLUSIONS

XLRP is one of the most severe RP forms. In the groups with ADRP and sRP, the patients have varied expression of disease.