retinitis pigmentosa 97

A retinitis pigmentosa characterized by onset of night blindness and visual field defects in the first decade of life, with later onset of reduced visual acuity that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the VWA8 gene on chromosome 13q14.

Signs and symptoms

• Nyctalopia
• Macular degeneration
• Reduced visual acuity
• Rod-cone dystrophy
• Amblyopia
• Iris atrophy

Also known as: RP97