Retinitis Pigmentosa
This may be a hereditary disease - it strikes the victim in early childhood. The epithelium of the retina especially the rods (bw vision) and the optic nerve which atrophy over time and result in a degenerative condition that is NOT characterized by inflammation. Night vision is the first to go followed by a constricted field of vision.
ŠJamie Longstreet 1996-2004