Jensena Neuroretinitis

Jensen's neuroretinitis is a rare inherited retinal disease described by Danish ophthalmologist Einar Zachariasen Jensen in 1961.

Main signs of the disease:

1. Progressive degeneration of retinal photoreceptors, primarily rods. This leads to night blindness and narrowing of the peripheral visual fields.

2. Accumulation of lipofuscin in the retina, a yellow-brown pigment substance.

3. Characteristic changes in the fundus in the form of shiny yellow or brownish deposits, located mainly in the posterior pole of the eye.

The disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and is extremely rare. More often diagnostic among men. Jensen's neuroretinitis has no cure, but progression can be slowed by limiting light exposure to the eyes.