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There are not serious causes of optic nerve elevation (called pseudo-papilledema common causes is buried optic nerve drusen) but the vision should be stable. You can even ask your present ophthalmologists to refer you to the neuroophthalmologist they respect most. In cases like yours a good physician will always welcome another opinion.
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377.14 - Glaucomatous atrophy [cupping] of optic disc | ICD-10-CM.
Optic atrophy is a condition that affects the optic nerve, which carries impulses from the eye to the brain. (Atrophy means to waste away or deteriorate.) There is no effective treatment for this condition. Appointments 216.444.2020.
Compressive optic neuropathy occurs when your optic (vision) nerve has been damaged from compression by tumors – such as meningioma (usually non-cancerous tumor that develops in the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord), pituitary adenoma (non-cancerous tumors in the pituitary gland that don't grow beyond ...
Optic atrophy is a sign and typically is noted as optic nerve pallor. This is the end stage of a process resulting in optic nerve damage. Because the optic nerve fiber layer is thinned or absent the disc margins appear sharp and the disc is pale, probably reflecting absence of small vessels in the disc head.
Notching of the neuroretinal rim is a sign that a focal area of loss occurred within the rim tissue. Notching most commonly occurs at the inferior temporal or superior temporal aspect of the disc and often is associated with corresponding nerve fiber layer defects.
In many cases, only one eye is affected and patients may not be aware of the loss of color vision until the doctor asks them to cover the healthy eye. Optic neuropathy is often called optic atrophy, to describe the loss of some or most of the fibers of the optic nerve.
Specific diagnosisAcute demyelinating optic neuritis. ... Neuromyelitis optica (Devic's disease) ... Non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) ... Arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) ... Inflammatory (non-demyelinating) optic neuropathy. ... Infiltrative optic neuropathies. ... Compressive optic neuropathy.More items...
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) is a sudden loss of vision due to an interruption of blood flow to the front (anterior) of the optic nerve, also known as the optic nerve head. The optic nerve's job is to carry visual information from the eye to the brain, which assembles this information into images.
The most common acute optic neuropathies include ischemic optic neuropathy (ION), optic neuritis and trauma. In patients ages 50 and up, acute anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) is the most common presentation. AION is divided further into non-arteritic (NAION) and arteritic (AAION).
Sectoral or partial optic atrophy It can be temporal or altitudinal disc pallor. Temporal pallor results due to involvement of the papillomacular bundle and commonly seen in toxic, nutritional optic neuropathy. NAION initially presents with disc swelling followed by sectoral disc pallor.
The optic disk appears small and pale with fewer retinal vessels than normal. Clinically, optic nerve hypoplasia can appear similar to acquired optic nerve atrophy.
Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is a congenital disorder characterized by underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the optic nerves. The optic nerves transmit impulses from the nerve-rich membranes lining the retina of the eye to the brain.
This condition indicates a deficiency in the number of nerve fibers which arise in the retina and converge to form the optic disk; optic nerve; optic chiasm; and optic tracts.
Diseases of the eye and adnexa. Clinical Information. A disorder characterized by loss of optic nerve fibers. It may be inherited or acquired. Acquired causes include ischemia, optic nerve neuropathy, glaucoma, trauma, radiation, brain tumors, and multiple sclerosis. It leads to vision disturbances.
A disorder characterized by loss of optic nerve fibers. It may be inherited or acquired. Acquired causes include ischemia, optic nerve neuropathy, glaucoma, trauma, radiation, brain tumors, and multiple sclerosis. It leads to vision disturbances. Atrophy of the optic disk which may be congenital or acquired.
This condition indicates a deficiency in the number of nerve fibers which arise in the retina and converge to form the optic disk; optic nerve; optic chiasm; and optic tracts.