This treatment can be a benefit, a very real one, for people who have retinitis pigmentosa. Although not a cure, it will improve quality of life, potentially adding many years of useful vision.
Most adults with blinding retinitis pigmentosa should take a daily supplement of vitamin A. This is excellent for treating the blinding disease.
It has been discovered that vitamin A treatment is excellent for treating retinitis pigmentosa which causes blindness.
People should avoid taking high doses of this vitamin.
Further information can be obtained from The EyeCare Foundation.
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