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Simplified representation of key events in DR and RP over time; DR and RP time courses are not to scale and are not comparable. The key point here is that rod cell metabolic oxidative stress and dysfunction – either from a metabolic disturbance (DR) or genetic abnormality (RP) – are important early events.
