A mother is concerned that her school-age child is having difficulty walking and seeing during the night. The nurse realizes that this patient might be demonstrating signs of which of the following?

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Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic disorder that causes difficulty in seeing at night and leads to tunnel vision or loss of peripheral vision. It can also cause difficulty in walking at night due to a lack of visual cues. Early macular degeneration, detached retina, and glaucoma do not typically cause difficulty in walking at night, but can cause other visual symptoms.

A Mother Is Concerned That Her School-Age Child Is Having