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Please help! what is the difference in between usher syndrome and retinitis pigmentosa?
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Hearing: Retinitis pigmentosa (rp) is an inherited degeneration of the retina frequently leading to blindness. Most cases are isolated with no other body system involved. One rare form termed usher's has associated with it some degree of deafness as well - a double whammy for those poor souls.
Answered 2/15/2014
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