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retinitus pigmentosa was started.
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i too have retinitus pigmentosa was started.
My husband has had Retinitus Pigmentosa for approximately 15 years. He wants to continue to drive and will not change eye doctors for the same reason as your mother. I have been urging him to go to the eye clinic in Boston...to no avail. He is restricted to driving within 10 miles of our home and no night driving. I don't think he should be driving at all...and am very scared when he does drive. What kind of liaibility would the eye doctor have if an accident were to occur??? To make matters worse he is also a diabetic and I think that has started to affect his vision as well. You have my sympathies, but I am not sure what the answer is.
i have recently had retinitus pigmentosa diagnosed which has been a surprise to my doctor because i am 40 i am having a large amount of activity in both my eyes in the way of flashing lights, floaters ect this is extremely annoying as it does not go away it is constant all day is this commom with retinitus pigmentosa
Im so sorry to hear about your mother - i also suffer with RP and am in my early 40's having had a career as an air stewardess until my condition was diagnosed. Please urge your mother to stop driving before she has an accident and injures herself or someone else - pedestrians and people on bikes will not be in her line of vision - PLEASE PLEASE stop her driving as soon as possible- i know how hard it will be I had to change my whole life too. kazzy
I'm so sorry about your mom's condition. I can't offer any advice optically speaking, but considering your shared pleasure in gardening, I wonder if you might think about starting to develop an aroma garden together. Not sure if that's the correct name, but I mean a garden where the plants are chosen for their beautiful scents rather than their blooms.
Jobwise, if you can persuade your mother to start facing her future situation, there should be places where she can get low-cost retraining for jobs that she could do with little or no vision (the local association for the blind, or a group such as Lighthouse). Best of luck.
no retinal or eye transplant any time soon. sorry!
my advice: find an eye doctor who is a "low vision" specialist. you may have to go to a major metro area to find one...