Blindness and visual impairment in retinitis pigmentosa: a Cameroonian hospital-based study.

Aim: We performed a retrospective, analytical study in February 2010 on all retinitis pigmentosa cases seen during ophthalmologic consultation at the Gyneco-Obstetrics and Pediatric Hospital of Yaounde between March 2002 and December 2009 (82 months). The aim of this research was to determine the significance of blindness and visual impairment associated with retinitis pigmentosa in Cameroon.

Results: Forty cases were reported, corresponding to a hospital prevalence of 1.