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Is a form of retina pigmentosa?

I have Keratoconus in both eyes, and in march the head doctor refused to do a transplant because he believed contact lenses would be alright. but I had already been tested and it failed.

So they sent me to have an ERG which they discovered a problem with photoreceptors but the physical retina scans showed no damage. Then send me to do a mufti focal ERG
Right eye - the test caused blind spot to had at the top corner
Left eye -- rotational of the hexicons cause cone photoreceptors to unable to focus any more and blind spots happened

these tests have me to understand the problem, blind spots, unable to focus on objects, left eye vision is very limited. Side vision decreasing. Bright lights make feel sick with mirgration head aches

The doctor now wants me to see a social worker and person to help adapt when the sight is bad

Is this a form of retina pignosia?
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Thank you for coming back,

I saw a retina neuro-ophthalmologist. Back In March they found a focus problem, which resulted in another ERG. A few months back I saw a retina specialist which they requested a advance ERg and Goldman visual field test. When I saw retina specialist and a neuro-ophthalmologist they both conducted dilated and undilated exams.

But it seems they know the problem because of the needed to see clinical social worker and a person to help to adapt later on
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is diagnosed with a dilated retinal exam, along with ERG testing.  You should have a visual field test and perhaps a consult with both a retina specialist and a neuro-ophthalmologist.  Keratoconus often does not need cornea transplant surgery, if vision can be corrected with contact lenses.  Also there are new treatments available now for keratoconus, such as Intacs segments and collagen cross-linking.  
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