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==Overview==
==Overview==
Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of retinitis. [[Cataract surgery]] has been hypothesized to produce positive results within populations suffering from retinitis pigmentosa. However no studies have proven this method to be [[Significance|significantly]] effective.<ref name= "OUT">Outcome of Cataract Surgery in Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa. H. Jackson, D. Garway-Heath, P. Rosen, A. Bird, and S. Tuft. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1724090/. Accessed Arpil 19th, 2016. </ref>
Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of retinitis. [[Cataract surgery]] has been hypothesized to produce positive results within populations suffering from retinitis pigmentosa. However no studies have proven this method to be [[Significance|significantly]] effective.<ref name= "OUT">Outcome of Cataract Surgery in Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa. H. Jackson, D. Garway-Heath, P. Rosen, A. Bird, and S. Tuft. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1724090/. Accessed Arpil 19th, 2016. </ref>

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Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of retinitis. Cataract surgery has been hypothesized to produce positive results within populations suffering from retinitis pigmentosa. However no studies have proven this method to be significantly effective.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Outcome of Cataract Surgery in Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa. H. Jackson, D. Garway-Heath, P. Rosen, A. Bird, and S. Tuft. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1724090/. Accessed Arpil 19th, 2016.

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