Retinitis Pigmentosa: Now available in its Pericentral edition

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By SHRADDHA RAJ SHRIVASTAVA
RETINA FOUNDATION, AHMEDABAD
Co-author(s): Dr. Manish Nagpal, Dr. Akansha Sharma
Uploaded on Nov 7, 2025.
Last modified by SHRADDHA RAJ SHRIVASTAVA on Nov 8, 2025.

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Appears in: Inherited Retinal Disorders
Condition/keywords: pericentral retinitis pigmentosa, retinitis pigmentosa (RP) dystrophy, RP variant, Rod cone dystrophy
Photographer: Dr. Shraddha Raj Shrivastava
Imaging device: Scanning laser ophthalmoscope
Nidek Mirante SLO/OCT (Confocal scanning/Spectral domain OCT)
Description: Right eye fundus photo of a 50 year old patient, diagnosed with bilateral Pericentral variant of Retinitis Pigmentosa. True to the subtype, the pigmentation is closer to fixation. There are bony spicules like pigmentary changes and RPE atrophy seen around the macula and disc (posterior pole), just adjacent to the arcades, while the peripheral fundus appears unaffected. The macula shows severe macular atrophy and scarring. Similar changes were observed in the left eye.