Light deprivation for early retinitis pigmentosa. A hypothesis

Arch Ophthalmol. 1971 May;85(5):521-9. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1971.00990050523001.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Action Potentials
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Contact Lenses*
  • Darkness*
  • Electroretinography
  • Humans
  • Light
  • Long-Term Care
  • Methods
  • Oxygen Consumption
  • Photoreceptor Cells / physiopathology
  • Photoreceptor Cells / radiation effects
  • Rats
  • Retina / metabolism
  • Retinal Degeneration / metabolism
  • Retinal Degeneration / physiopathology
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / genetics
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / metabolism
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / physiopathology
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / therapy*
  • Vitamin A Deficiency / physiopathology