Types of Retinitis Pigmentosa
RP can be broadly categorised as non-syndromic and syndromic. The non-syndromic form where only the eye is involved, is more commonly seen than syndromic.
Syndromic RP will have an associated systemic abnormalities like Usher syndrome, Lawrence Moon Bardet Biedl Syndrome, Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, Refsum disease, Abetalipoproteinemia, Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, Joubert syndrome etc. Syndromic RP requires special attention for early detection of both RP as well as…