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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct;90(10):481-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2015.05.001. Epub 2015 Jul 3.

SD-OCT to distinguish papilledema from pseudopapilledema

[Article in English, Spanish]
V M Asensio-Sánchez  1 , L Trujillo-Guzmán  2
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SD-OCT to distinguish papilledema from pseudopapilledema

[Article in English, Spanish]
V M Asensio-Sánchez et al. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

Cases report: Two patients presented with headache and bilateral papillary edema. Patient 1 was found to have a papilledema (P) with intracranial pressure of 32cmH2O. Patient 2 was found to have a migraine with a pseudopapilledema (PP) (optic nerve head drusen). SD-OCT was used to image the optic disc, subretinal hyporeflective space (SHS), and alpha-angle (Aα).

Discussion: Optic disc SD-OCT may be useful for differentiating disc morphology in P and PP. The area of the SHS and the Aα were higher in the P patient than in the patient with PP.

Keywords: Alpha-angle; Espacio hiporeflectivo subretiniano; Papiledema; Papilledema; Pseudopapilledema; SD-OCT; Seudopapiledema; Subretinal hyporeflective space; Ángulo alfa.

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