夜盲症患者的治疗前景取决于潜在的病因。很多遗传性疾病显示出症状和进展的多变性,取决于潜在的基因突变和遗传方式。[3]Hartong DT, Berson EL, Dryja TP. Retinitis pigmentosa. Lancet. 2006;368:1795-1809.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17113430?tool=bestpractice.com[6]Goodwin P. Hereditary retinal disease. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2008;19:255-262.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18408503?tool=bestpractice.com[16]Alio JL, Pinero D, Muftuoglu O. Corneal wavefront-guided retreatments for significant night vision symptoms after myopic laser refractive surgery. Am J Ophthalmol. 2008;145:65-74.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17981258?tool=bestpractice.com通常光感受器功能障碍会逐渐进展,导致症状恶化和周边视野缩窄。在晚期,中心视力可能受到影响。[3]Hartong DT, Berson EL, Dryja TP. Retinitis pigmentosa. Lancet. 2006;368:1795-1809.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17113430?tool=bestpractice.com
视网膜色素变性
该疾病中已鉴别出超过 45 种基因突变;更多种突变还在发现中。治疗前景不同,取决于潜在的遗传异常。患者通常在青春期失去夜间视力,之后进展成中心视力下降。[3]Hartong DT, Berson EL, Dryja TP. Retinitis pigmentosa. Lancet. 2006;368:1795-1809.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17113430?tool=bestpractice.com
先天性静止性夜盲
该组疾病发生在儿童时期并且是不进展的。临床表现通常与潜在的遗传异常紧密相关。通常患者夜间视力不良,但是在较明亮环境下通常能维持视力。[6]Goodwin P. Hereditary retinal disease. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2008;19:255-262.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18408503?tool=bestpractice.com
癌症相关性视网膜病变
该疾病的治疗前景取决于相关潜在的癌症的性质。目前无可用于视网膜病变的有效治疗,其中光感受器功能通常快速恶化。[5]Khan N, Huang JJ, Foster CS. Cancer associated retinopathy (CAR): an autoimmune-mediated paraneoplastic syndrome. Semin Ophthalmol. 2006;21:135-141.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16912011?tool=bestpractice.com
黑色素瘤相关性视网膜病变
认知该疾病在识别隐匿性恶性黑色素瘤中十分重要。[12]Javadzadeh A, Gharabaghi D. Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina with hyper-ornithinemia responsive to vitamin B6: a case report. J Med Case Reports. 2007;12;1:27.http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/27http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17565677?tool=bestpractice.com患者预后取决于潜在的疾病的分级。
维生素 A(视黄醇)缺乏症
患者治疗前景取决于缺乏症的潜在病因。已显示维生素 A(视黄醇)补充物可减少夜盲症状。[8]McCauley ME, van den Broek N, Dou L, et al. Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(10):CD008666.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008666.pub3/fullhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26503498?tool=bestpractice.com