Complications of Retinitis Pigmentosa

Complications list for Retinitis Pigmentosa:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Retinitis Pigmentosa includes:

• Retinal damage (see Retina symptoms)
• Blindness
• Peripheral and centralloss of visionwill eventually occur
• Patients with retinitis pigmentosa often develop cataracts at an early age. Cataracts can be removed if they cause vision loss
• Retinal swelling (see Retina symptoms)
• Cataracts - patients tend to be more prone to the early development of cataracts

See also the symptoms of Retinitis Pigmentosa and Retinitis Pigmentosa: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Retinitis Pigmentosa from the Diseases Database include:

• Optic nerve disorder
• Optic atrophy
• Night blindness

See also the symptoms of Retinitis Pigmentosa and Retinitis Pigmentosa: Introduction.

Retinitis Pigmentosa as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Retinitis Pigmentosa as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Retinitis Pigmentosa.

About complications:

Complications of Retinitis Pigmentosa are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Retinitis Pigmentosa. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Retinitis Pigmentosa and complications of Retinitis Pigmentosa is unclear or arbitrary.

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