Abstract:
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of inherited rod-cone degenerative pathologies that present clinically with similar signs and symptoms. Common fundus findings include bone-spicule pigment formation, attenuated blood vessels in the posterior pole, and waxy optic nerve pallor. Symptoms mostly start with progressive night blindness, mid-peripheral visual field defects, and eventual tunnel vision. A 42-year-old male patient, typist by profession presented to our clinic with complaints of decreased vision and reduced dark adaptation greatly affecting his quality of life. On examination, he was diagnosed with an advanced case of retinitis pigmentosa bilaterally and there was a bilateral posterior subcapsular cataract. His quality of life was assessed by using a simplified version of the VFQ-25 questionnaire. After successful cataract surgery and low vision rehabilitation, his quality of life was reassessed by using the same questionnaire. He had a much more positive outlook on his eyesight. Our case report reviews the life-changing personalized low vision rehabilitation of a typist with retinitis pigmentosa.
Page(s):
110-113
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital & Karachi Medical & Dental College, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Year: 2022
Keywords:
Rehabilitation
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Quality of life
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Retinitis pigmentosa
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Low Vision