Papilledema other imaging findings
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Other Imaging Findings
Other Imaging Findings
Optical Coherence Tomography
- In papilledema, Bruch’s membrane is commonly deflected inward, in contrast to eyes with optic neuritis.
- The elevated pressure in the subarachnoid space is presumed to cause this deflection and it resolves when the papilledema subsides.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Kupersmith MJ, Sibony P, Mandel G, Durbin M, Kardon RH (2011). “Optical coherence tomography of the swollen optic nerve head: deformation of the peripapillary retinal pigment epithelium layer in papilledema”. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 52 (9): 6558–64. doi:10.1167/iovs.10-6782. PMC 3175986. PMID 21705690. Unknown parameter
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