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How To Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa?
hello .. i am from nepal .. i am suffering from retinal pigmentosa from childhood ...i want to know that this retinal pigmentosa is treated in your hospital or not ..if yes then what kind of therapies are available there to treat this disease if not then please give me some idea or suggest me what should i do ..this disease is killing me day by day i am loosing my hope and confidence please help me i am waiting for your reply...
Thu, 11 Sep 2014
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As of now there is no definitive treatment for retinitis pigmentosa. However treatment with vitamin A and acetazolamide or doraolmide are known to prevent the loss of vision and safe guard the existing vision thus avoiding blindness.
For this you need to consult your retina specialist for examination and appropriate treatment according to the stage of the disease.
Thank you
Thank you for writing to HCM
As of now there is no definitive treatment for retinitis pigmentosa. However treatment with vitamin A and acetazolamide or doraolmide are known to prevent the loss of vision and safe guard the existing vision thus avoiding blindness.
For this you need to consult your retina specialist for examination and appropriate treatment according to the stage of the disease.
Thank you
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