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Treatment

At the moment there is no known cure for Retinitis Pigmentosa. Lots of research is currently underway to understand why RP occurs and how it may be prevented or treated. Some research has shown that Vitamin A therapy may slow the progression of RP in some people.

Currently Available Alternative Therapies Vitamin A  
 
Currently available
Retina Australia
http://www.retinaaustralia.com.au/RP.htm#treatment
Foundation Fighting Blindness
http://blindness.org/disease/treatments.asp?type=3
 
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Well Spring Holistic Medicine
http://www.tcmrp.com/introduction.html
Focus
http://www.focusnewsletter.org/
 
Vitamin A  (Top)
British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society
http://www.brps.org.uk/Graphics/G_Articles_3.html
Western Australia Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation
http://members.iinet.net.au/~warpf/symptoms.html
Foundation Fighting Blindness
http://blindness.org/disease/treatment_detail.asp?type=3&id=9
John Wenberg's homepage
http://jwen.com/rp/vita/vita.html
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