Causes and Prognosis of Unilateral and Bilateral Optic Disc Swelling
The authors reviewed 93 consecutive cases with optic disc swelling (ODS) to compare clinical manifestations and prognosis among the causes. Among unilateral ODS patients ≥50 years old and without pain, anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy accounted for 87.5%.
With Disc Edemas, Act Fast - Review of Optometry
2020年3月15日 · Unilateral disc edema is habitually bound with clinical suspicions of orbital compressive lesions, infection, inflammation and ischemia of the optic nerve. 1-6 True unilateral papilledema is a rarity among all the potential clinical causes of optic disc swelling. 2 As is the case with typical bilateral papilledema, unilateral papilledema occurs ...
Approach to patient with unilateral optic disc edema and normal …
2021年5月15日 · In this paper we highlight the approach to a patient who is found to have a unilaterally swollen optic nerve head but is asymptomatic and has normal visual acuity. True edema of the optic nerve head is a result of axoplasmic stasis with swelling of …
Optic nerve swelling – your survival guide (part 1) - Eye News
2017年8月1日 · Unilateral optic nerve swelling [2,10]: Inflammatory – optic neuritis – Demyelination (typical optic neuritis) – Other inflammatory cause (sarcoid, lupus, etc.) – atypical optic neuritis; Infectious – Syphilis – Spread from sinus or orbital infection; Vascular – Non arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION)
The swollen optic nerve: an approach to diagnosis and …
Patients with a unilaterally swollen optic nerve and normal visual function most likely have optic nerve head drusen. Patients with abnormal visual function most likely have demyelinating optic neuritis or non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy.
How to diagnose a swollen optic nerve - Optometry Times
2018年10月18日 · Bilateral optic nerve edema is a medical emergency. Related: Optic nerve swelling a sign of cat-scratch neruoretinitis. The onset and severity of vision loss and symptoms are important clues to consider. Rapid onset is characteristic of ischemic optic neuropathy, inflammatory and traumatic causes, and optic neuritis.
The Many Paths of Acute Optic Neuropathy - Review of …
2012年5月15日 · In this article, we focus on acute optic neuropathies, which typically present with a very sudden decrease and/or loss of vision in one eye secondary to unilateral optic nerve swelling with a defined afferent pupillary defect (APD).
Moran CORE | Disc Edema - University of Utah
Disc edema is an ophthalmoscopic finding defined by unilateral or bilateral swelling of the optic disc. There are several synonyms used to describe this finding including papillitis, papilledema, swollen or choked discs, and the most commonly used term – optic disc edema (ODE).
Case Studies of Optic Disc Edema
2015年10月1日 · Acute ON is characterized by acute to subacute, most often unilateral, painful loss of vision; dyschromatopsia; an RAPD; and a VF defect. 1 Notably nearly two-thirds of patients with ON have a normal-appearing optic nerve (i.e., retrobulbar ON).
A Results-Oriented Neuro Work-up For Generalists - Review of …
2021年7月15日 · In general, the more common causes of disc edema that present to our offices are either non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) or papilledema. NAION. The typical presentation is sudden, painless vision loss in one eye and usually noticed upon awakening.