Metastatic tumours to the optic disc are rare. In a series of 660 patients with intraocular metastasis, only 30 (4.5%) had metastatic cancer of the optic disc. 1 We report our case because it is, to ...

Purpose It has been suggested that over-reliance on the cup-to-disc ratio is a major factor in the misinterpretation of the optic disc. In spite of this optometrist assessment of the optic disc tends ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW YORK — Stereoscopic optic disc photos should be obtained regularly for every glaucoma patient to monitor the ...

We longitudinally followed 168 individuals with ocular hypertension or early glaucoma as part of the Perimetry and Psychophysics in Glaucoma study. [23–25] All procedures adhered to the tenets of the ...

Traumatic optic nerve head avulsion and traumatic optic neuropathy are serious and can be visually devastating. Most cases have poor prognosis for visual recovery, leaving patients with minimal or no ...

The medical mystery in the January 3 issue 1 involved fundus photographs (Figure 1) showing a yellow cloud surrounding the optic disks of a 42-year-old man. His visual acuity and the examination of ...

Intravenous fluorescein angiography showed leakage involving the superior and inferior nasal branches of the retinal arterioles of the left eye. This was suggestive of retinal vasculitis. In ...

In recent years, regular health check-ups have become increasingly popular, serving as an annual assessment of our physical well-being. Among these, ophthalmic examinations are crucial, typically ...

The findings of this study suggest crewmembers who did not develop optic disc edema (ODE) on flight day 30 were unlikely to develop clinically concerning ODE on flight day 150. The data suggest that ...

Morning glory syndrome (MGS) is a birth defect that affects the nerve of the eye and causes poor eyesight. The syndrome is named for the morning glory flower because the characteristics of this defect ...

This rare syndrome causes an abnormality in the optic nerve that resembles the morning glory flower. It usually occurs in early childhood, resulting in reduced vision, and may occur with other eye ...