Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Cranial Nerve Diseases » Optic Nerve Diseases » Papilledema
Diseases [C] » Eye Diseases [C11] » Optic Nerve Diseases » Papilledema
Description
Swelling of the OPTIC DISK, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause OPTIC ATROPHY and visual loss. (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175) MeSH
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