Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2017 Apr 10;41(4):187-191.
doi: 10.1080/01658107.2017.1299766. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Causes and Prognosis of Unilateral and Bilateral Optic Disc Swelling

Masayuki Hata  1 , Kazuaki Miyamoto  1
Affiliations

Causes and Prognosis of Unilateral and Bilateral Optic Disc Swelling

Masayuki Hata et al. Neuroophthalmology. .

Abstract

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%. Furthermore, papilloedema (PE) presented unilateral ODS with an atrophic or hypoplastic disc in the opposite eye. Despite no differences for age and initial visual acuity between PE and pseudopapilloedema, the two main causes of bilateral ODS, some PE patients showed poor visual prognosis. Understanding differences in frequencies and clinical features of ODS related to cause and age group can help to accurately determine cause and predict outcome.

Keywords: Bilateral; cause; optic disc swelling; unilateral.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Kline LB. The swollen optic disc In: Kline LB, ed. Neuro-ophthalmology Review Manual. 6th Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated; 2007:139–152.
    1. Van Stavern GP. Optic disc edema. Semin Neurol 2007;27:233–243. - PubMed
    1. Jung JJ, Baek SH, Kim US Analysis of the causes of optic-disc swelling. Korean J Ophthalmol 2011;25:33–36. - PMC - PubMed
    1. The IONDT Research Group. The Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial (IONDT): design and methods . Control Clin Trials 1998;19:276–296. - PubMed
    1. Optic Neuritis Study Group. The clinical profile of optic neuritis. Experience of the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial Arch Ophthalmol 1991;109:1673–1678. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources