The incidence of visual impairment due to retinitis pigmentosa has declined in Finland over the last 40 years
The VI caused by RP in Finland has decreased. It develops at an older age than in the past. We hypothesize that this trend may be attributed to informed decisions by visually impaired persons to refrain from having offspring to prevent the transmission of hereditary mutations. The severity of VI due to RP has remained relatively unchanged. The incidence of HRD diagnoses has decreased, and the diagnosis occurs at an older age among men.
Authors
- Mika Gissler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8254-7525)
- Hannu Uusitalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8499-8175)
- Petri Purola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-8622)
- Paula Mosallaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1085-4154)
- Laura Tolkkinen
Institutions
- Tampere University (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Ophthalmologica
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.16757
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Development and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.23
Funders
- Lars Erik Lundbergs Stiftelse för Forskning och Utbildning