Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
Year : 2016, Volume : 9, Issue : 5
First page : ( 599) Last page : ( 603)
Print ISSN : 0974-3618. Online ISSN : 0974-360X.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0974-360X.2016.00114.1

Pathophysiology of Retinitis Pigmentosa-An Insight

Aparajitha M.*

1^st Year MBBS, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Deep Heights, Pokhara

*Corresponding Author E-mail: aparajitha.98@gmail.com

Online published on 21 June, 2016.

Abstract

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic disorder occurring in the retina. This disorder affects the day to day activities of a man by causing degeneration of the retinal cells disrupting normal vision. But complete cure for this RP has not been discovered so far. In this paper I have discussed about the actual pathophysiology of RP and the interesting research that going on that is taking the researchers closer to the complete cure for this disorder.

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Keywords

Photoreceptors, Phototransduction, Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate (cGMP), Mutation, Apoptosis.

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