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RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fighting Blindness Canada
1, record 1, English, Fighting%20Blindness%20Canada
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FBC 1, record 1, English, FBC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Foundation Fighting Blindness 1, record 1, English, Foundation%20Fighting%20Blindness
former designation, correct
- RP Research Foundation - Fighting Blindness 2, record 1, English, RP%20Research%20Foundation%20%2D%20Fighting%20Blindness
former designation, correct
- RP Eye Research Foundation 3, record 1, English, RP%20Eye%20Research%20Foundation
former designation, correct
- Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation of Canada 1, record 1, English, Retinitis%20Pigmentosa%20Foundation%20of%20Canada
former designation, correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
RP :Retinitis Pigmentosa. 4, record 1, English, - Fighting%20Blindness%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Foundation Fighting Blindness: designation used from 2000 until 2019. 4, record 1, English, - Fighting%20Blindness%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Fighting Blindness Canada: designation used since April 25, 2019. 4, record 1, English, - Fighting%20Blindness%20Canada
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Retinitis Pigmentosa Research Foundation-Fighting Blindness
- Retinitis Pigmentosa Eye Research Foundation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Vaincre la cécité Canada
1, record 1, French, Vaincre%20la%20c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9%20Canada
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- VCC 1, record 1, French, VCC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Fondation Fighting Blindness 2, record 1, French, Fondation%20Fighting%20Blindness
former designation, correct
- Fondation RP pour la recherche sur les yeux - Lutte contre la cécité 3, record 1, French, Fondation%20RP%20pour%20la%20recherche%20sur%20les%20yeux%20%2D%20Lutte%20contre%20la%20c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- Fondation RP pour la recherche sur les yeux 4, record 1, French, Fondation%20RP%20pour%20la%20recherche%20sur%20les%20yeux
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- Fondation canadienne de la rétinite pigmentaire 1, record 1, French, Fondation%20canadienne%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9tinite%20pigmentaire
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
RP : rétinite pigmentaire. 5, record 1, French, - Vaincre%20la%20c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fondation Fighting Blindness : désignation utilisée de 2000 à 2019. 5, record 1, French, - Vaincre%20la%20c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Vaincre la cécité Canada : désignation depuis le 25 avril 2019. 5, record 1, French, - Vaincre%20la%20c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9%20Canada
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Fondation rétinite pigmentaire pour la recherche sur les yeux - Lutte contre la cécité
- Fondation rétinite pigmentaire pour la recherche sur les yeux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-07-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- retinitis pigmentosa
1, record 2, English, retinitis%20pigmentosa
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pigmentary retinopathy 2, record 2, English, pigmentary%20retinopathy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of diseases, frequently hereditary, marked by progressive loss of retinal response (as elicited by the electroretinogram), retinal atrophy, attenuation of the retinal vessels, and clumping of the pigment, with contraction of the field of vision. 2, record 2, English, - retinitis%20pigmentosa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It may be transmitted as a dominant, recessive, or X-linked trait and is sometimes associated with other genetic defects. 2, record 2, English, - retinitis%20pigmentosa
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rétinite pigmentaire
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9tinite%20pigmentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rétinopathie pigmentaire 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9tinopathie%20pigmentaire
correct, feminine noun
- dégénérescence pigmentaire de la rétine 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rescence%20pigmentaire%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9tine
correct, feminine noun
- dystrophie rétinienne pigmentaire primaire 2, record 2, French, dystrophie%20r%C3%A9tinienne%20pigmentaire%20primaire
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection héréditaire caractérisée cliniquement par des troubles visuels progressifs (héméralopie, rétrécissement du champ visuel), et anatomiquement par une atrophie de l'épithélium sensoriel de la rétine. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9tinite%20pigmentaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- retinitis pigmentosa
1, record 2, Spanish, retinitis%20pigmentosa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-06-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- The Eye
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tunnel vision
1, record 3, English, tunnel%20vision
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tubular vision 1, record 3, English, tubular%20vision
correct
- gun-barrel vision 2, record 3, English, gun%2Dbarrel%20vision
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A contraction of the visual field to such an extent that only a small area of central visual acuity remains. 2, record 3, English, - tunnel%20vision
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When due to organic causes such as glaucoma or retinitis pigmentosa the field expands as it is tested at increasing distances; when due to functional disorders such as conversion disorder or malingering it remains constant or contracts at increasing distances. 3, record 3, English, - tunnel%20vision
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Oeil
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vision tubulaire
1, record 3, French, vision%20tubulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- vision en tunnel 2, record 3, French, vision%20en%20tunnel
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque la vision périphérique (le pourtour du champ visuel) disparaît suite à une destruction des cellules rétiniennes appelées bâtonnets, le champ visuel se restreint et la vision se limite peu à peu à la vision centrale, comme si l'on regardait à travers un tube, d'où le nom de vision tubulaire. 3, record 3, French, - vision%20tubulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Ojo
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- visión en túnel
1, record 3, Spanish, visi%C3%B3n%20en%20t%C3%BAnel
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- visión tubular 2, record 3, Spanish, visi%C3%B3n%20tubular
correct, feminine noun
- visión en cañón de escopeta 3, record 3, Spanish, visi%C3%B3n%20en%20ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n%20de%20escopeta
correct, feminine noun
- visión tuneliforme 4, record 3, Spanish, visi%C3%B3n%20tuneliforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Visión caracterizada por una gran reducción del campo visual en la que el paciente tiene la sensación de ver a través de un tubo. 4, record 3, Spanish, - visi%C3%B3n%20en%20t%C3%BAnel
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-10-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hearing
- Visual Disorders
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Usher’s syndrome
1, record 4, English, Usher%26rsquo%3Bs%20syndrome
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genetic disorder primarily characterized by deafness accompanied by Retinitis Pigmentosa, a disorder that causes progressive loss of vision. The age at which the disorder appears as well as severity of symptoms distinguishes the four types of Usher's Syndrome. 1, record 4, English, - Usher%26rsquo%3Bs%20syndrome
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Ouïe
- Troubles de la vision
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de Usher
1, record 4, French, syndrome%20de%20Usher
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En 1995, ils ont identifié un gène responsable d'une surdité syndromique : le syndrome de Usher, dans lequel surdité et rétinite pigmentaire conduisant à la cécité sont associées. 2, record 4, French, - syndrome%20de%20Usher
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-06-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Visual Disorders
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- National Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation of Canada
1, record 5, English, National%20Retinitis%20Pigmentosa%20Foundation%20of%20Canada
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Troubles de la vision
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Fondation canadienne de la Rétinite Pigmentaire
1, record 5, French, Fondation%20canadienne%20de%20la%20R%C3%A9tinite%20Pigmentaire
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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