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Title: A mother is concerned that her school-age child is having difficulty walking and Post by: colleen on Mar 12, 2013 A mother is concerned that her school-age child is having difficulty walking and seeing during the night. The nurse realizes that this patient might be demonstrating signs of which of the following?
1. retinitis pigmentosa 2. early macular degeneration 3. detached retina 4. glaucoma Title: Re: A mother is concerned that her school-age child is having difficulty walking and Post by: robertling on Mar 23, 2013 1 -- The initial manifestation of retinitis pigmentosa, which is difficulty with night vision, is often noted during childhood. As the disease progresses, there is slow loss of visual fields, photophobia, and disrupted color vision. The progression to tunnel vision and blindness is gradual; the patient may be totally blind by age 40.The clinical manifestations that are described do not indicate early macular degeneration, detached retina, or glaucoma.
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