NEW YORK — The value of imaging the optic disc in glaucomatous patients is undisputed; which type of instrument to use is still up for debate. Robert N. Weinreb, MD, spoke about optic disc imaging in ...

Hereditary optic neuropathies are a prominent cause of blindness in both children and adults. The disorders in this group share many overlapping clinical characteristics, including morphological ...

Ophthalmology trainees and comprehensive ophthalmologists who participated in an Internet-based multinational study to assess optic discs were about twice as likely to underestimate as to overestimate ...

Researchers put overdiagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) down to inaccurate ophthalmoscopic examination in headache patients and wrongly suspecting the condition in young obese ...

Imaging in Glaucoma Practice The Limitations of Imaging Technology Optic Disc Imaging and Standard of Care References Optic Disc Imaging and Standard of Care Is optic disc imaging considered the ...

Glaucoma often described as the “silent thief of sight” affects millions in India with most cases remaining undiagnosed.

One of the most pernicious aspects of multiple sclerosis -- its sheer unpredictability -- may finally be starting to yield to advanced medical imaging techniques. One of the most pernicious aspects of ...

Catching glaucoma as early as possible-before it destroys the optic nerve-is vital to preventing vision loss. Now a research team has shown that a test that measures the functionality of the eye's ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 10-year-old Caucasian female presented to our clinic for her initial eye examination with no reports of visual ...

Most individuals do show some optic nerve cupping, but those with glaucoma suffer from much more severe cupping because of the disease. Treatment of Optic Nerve Cupping in Glaucoma A standard ...

Dr. Priya Srikanth (Neurology): A 31-year-old woman was evaluated in the emergency department of this hospital because of vision loss. Three weeks before presentation, blurry vision in the left eye ...

Acquired optic neuropathies are a common cause of blindness in adults, and are associated with characteristic morphological changes at the optic nerve head. Accurate and prompt clinical diagnosis, ...