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ABSTRACT
The goals of this overview on nonsyndromic retinitis pigmentosa are the following.
GOAL 1: Describe the clinical characteristics of nonsyndromic retinitis pigmentosa.
GOAL 2: Review the causes of nonsyndromic retinitis pigmentosa.
GOAL 3: Provide an evaluation strategy to identify the genetic cause of nonsyndromic retinitis pigmentosa in a proband.
GOAL 4: Inform genetic risk assessment of family members of a proband with nonsyndromic retinitis pigmentosa.
GOAL 5: Provide a brief summary of management of nonsyndromic retinitis pigmentosa.