All are true about retinitis pigmentosa EXCEPT –
Treatment is eminently unsatisfactory since nothing appears to have a decided influence upon the course of the disease.
Retinitis pigmentosa shows all three pattern of inheritance, i.e., autosomal recessive (most common), autosomal dominant, sex- linked (X- linked recessive).
Initially there is loss of peripheral vision and central vision is preserved till late.
Retinitis pigmentosa is assoicated with many systemic syndromes.
Genetic inheritance (X–linked)
Early diagnosis and treatment
Visual acuity not diminished till late in course
Associated with systemic abnormalities