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numerous contributions by others.
5.5 Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinitis Pigmentosa is a degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium.
This is a single celled layer of pigment cells that is between the retina
and the choroid, the second "coat" of the eye. In this condition pigment
granules are lost from the epithelium layer and deposited in clumps in the
retina.
See section [11.1] for details of a listserv group that discusses the
condition RP.
This listserv (RPLIST@sjuvm.stjohns.edu) contains the following information
files:
GET RPLIST VITAMIN -> two letters regarding E. Berson's vitamin A study
GET RPLIST TRANSPL -> an article on retinal cell transplants
GET RPLIST REFSUM -> an article on Refsum's disease
Internet Resources include:
URL: http://ops.ophth.uiowa.edu/MOL_WWW/RP.html
(contains 2 pages including photographs of macular degeneration conditions)
URL: http://dux.dundee.ac.uk/~glewis/rp.htm
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