retinitis

After 33 years of working in a factory, Nowlin had developed a hereditary eye disease called Retinitis pigmentosa.

It is especially serious when the more central portions of the retina, are thus affected (choroido-retinitis centralis).

Choroiditis and retinitis may also occur, and leave permanent changes easily recognised on examination with the ophthalmoscope.

Irving thereupon stopped work, and the doctor diagnosed his case as "Retinitis conjunctivitis, both eyes."

Liebreich, occurrence of pigmentary retinitis in deaf-mutes, ii.

The arteries are terminal ones, and small patches of retinitis are therefore found.