Welcome to RP International - Serving The Visually Impaired

WHERE YOUR DONATION GOES...

  • HUMAN SERVICES
  • EDUCATION
  • RESEARCH
  • CHILDREN
RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa) International has been helping counsel and comfort the visually impaired and their families for approximately 40 years.
RPI is providing education and spreading the word regarding the millions of people who have retinal degenerative diseases like Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), Macular Degeneration and Usher's Syndrome.
Our research advisory board invites funding requests from prestigious research centers and awards the most promising. RPI has contributed over $8 million to medical research and is behind the first successful retinal transplant.
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) strikes people of all ages. Unfortunately, children are the most commonly diagnosed. We are determined to stop RP within this generation.

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  • 20 Million Americans Diagnosed With Macular Degeneration and RP

  • An Alarming Number of Americans are Potentially Going Blind

  • Learn Symptoms of Possible Children’s Diminishing Sight Loss

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THE AMSLER GRID

GOAL: To help detect early signs of Macular Degeneration

  • Hold this sheet at your comfortable reading distance. Wear your usual reading lenses.
  • Cover your left eye.
  • With your right eye, focus on the grid’s center dot. Can you see all four corners of the grid without removing your gaze from the dot? Do all the lines appear straight and continuous? You may see white dots appearing intermittently at the intersections; these are a normal optical illusion.
  • Repeat with the other eye.

If the answers are all yes, you’ve passed. If the lines appear wavy or distorted, you’ve failed and should make an emergency appointment with an eye doctor. Any formal eye exam should be done by an ophthalmologist or an optometrist.

RP International
P.O. Box 900, Woodland Hills, CA 91365
1-800-FIGHT RP