Retinitis Pigmentosa Support Group

The following is a list of relative amounts of DHA in foods.  (omega-3 component)

Serving sixe equals 3 ounces.

Adequate intake for adults has been set to at least 220 mg/day 

Source:Human Nutrition Services, USDA; World Review of Nutritional Dietetics, vol. 3, 1998;

Raper et al.  J. Am Coll Nutr. 11: 1992; RFSW (unpublished data) 

Traditionally, patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa(RP) have been told that there is no hope and that peripheral field of vision will continue to progressively constrict until all vision is eventually extinguished.  RP patients anticipate blindness.

A treatment recently developed in Cuba whereby 200 cc's of blood is collected, ozonated, and is reinfused into the patient on 15 consecutive days was found to increase contrast sensitivity, enhance color perception, augment glare recovery, facilitate function in low light, and in some cases expand the visual field. If repeated every 4-6 months it is felt that progression of the disease can be slowed or stabilized.

This article was published in the Ann. Ophthalmology, 1998; 30(3): 161-163 
and the author is continuing to provide treatments to his patients here in the US. 
Please contact Dr. Marmer for more information if you are interested in this therapy in the United States.

To understand the mechanism and probabilities involved when considering starting or enlarging a farnily we must first look at some basic concepts of genetics. This article will explore three examples of
inheritance of retinitis pigmentosa: Dominant; Recessive, and X-linked (or Sex-linked).