Can retinitis pigmentosa cause blindness?

Yes: While the rates of progression can vary, blindness can occur.

Retinal Chip: Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of inherited disorders that cause degeneration of the retina and vision loss. Depending on the type, some vision can be retained throughout life, in other cases, not.. There is a new retinal implant which restores crude central vision( argus ii) for those who are blind from rp.