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Whether Any Treatment Available For Retinitis Pigmentosa In Chennai ?

My relative's son is affected by this retinitis pigmentosa. Now he is aged about 23. Can you have any treatment for him to get back the vision. He can now see the biger letters only. At present he is in chennai. He is from Rameswaram Kindly advice me. He had his consultation in Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.
posted on Thu, 11 Feb 2010
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Vision problems does occur in this disease. I believe it is a genetic disease right. Yes Sankara Nethralaya is really a very good place to get help from.
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You can try Vit A therapy.For details visit

http://sites.google.com/site/eyediseases/Home/retinitis-pigmentosa
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Whether Any Treatment Available For Retinitis Pigmentosa In Chennai ?

Vision problems does occur in this disease. I believe it is a genetic disease right. Yes Sankara Nethralaya is really a very good place to get help from.