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n. - Inflammation of the sensory membrane that lines the eye.

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  • Her sight continues to dim because of a disease called retinitis pigmentosa.
  • He didn't lose his sight until age 25 when he developed an incurable form of blindness called retinitis pigmentosa.
  • There are people who come to us for treatment of pigmentary retinitis, which is not cured anywhere else in the world.
  • McKenzie has a condition called retinitis pigmentosis that occurred as a result of her being born prematurely, she said.
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