本書は，世界中で約200万人，わが国でも3万～4万人の患者がいるといわれる“網膜色素変性症”について，平易かつ具体的に，その原因，病態生理，基礎・臨床研究の最新の知見や動向などを，絵本形式・タッチプリント（点字）で解説。医師，患者・家族，学校の教員が同時に読め，理解できる画期的な書籍。インフォームドコンセント時代に必須のアイテム。 「星空が見たい！物を見る仕組みと網膜色素変性症がおきるメカニズム」の英語版。
Why and for whom this book is written(From the authors):
Many patients with retinitis pigmentosa(RP),a collection of inherited diseases affecting the retina of the eye,do not understand or have difficulty understanding why they have problems at night or in dim light.Also,many RP patients want to know the underlying reason or the mechanism causing their eye problems.So,we have written this book for both RP patients and doctors,both eye doctors and doctors of other specialities,to try to explain the mechanism of vision,and how and what changes occur that lead to the visual difficulties experienced by patients with RP.Hopefully,knowing these mechanisms will help RP patients understand what types of treatment are being considered and also the efforts being made to develop effective treatments for these diseases.This book is also written for the families and friends of RP patients who have good vision and might not understand,but want to understand,the overall visual condition of their child or friends.You will find that all of the pictures this book are contoured for touching.We hope that this will allow RP patients and others with poor vision to appreciate what we are trying to demonstrate by these illustrations.