P.O. Box 44515, Rio Rancho, NM 87174
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
- Robert F. Melendez, MD, MBA, President and Treasurer
- Raymond Melendez, Vice-President
- Diane Juliette Melendez, Secretary
- Lucille N. Melendez, MSW, Assistant Secretary
- Tiffany Venditti, COT Assistant Secretary
- Jennifer Wakefield, Assistant Secretary
- Monty Peck, Director
- Kevin Winner, MBA, Director
What is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of inherited diseases causing retinal degeneration.The retina lines the back inside wall of the eye and is responsible for capturing images from the visual field.People with RP experience a gradual decline in their vision because photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) die.
News
- A discovery of a new gene that causes Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP), two devastating forms of childhood blindness, has been made at Montreal Children's Hospital.
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