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Bilateral Optic Disc Drusen Mimicking Papilledema
BACKGROUND Optic disc drusen, which are calcified deposits that form anterior to the lamina cribrosa in the optic nerve, may mimic papilledema. CASE REPORT We report herein three cases referred to us with suspicion of disc swelling and papilledema. Following ophthalmologic evaluation with B-scan ultrasound, red-free fundus photography, and computed tomography, the diagnosis of papilledema was...
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UNLABELLED The aim of the study was to analyze the group of patients with optic disc drusen focusing on possible complications of this disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS In our group of patients, we examined 46 eyes of 23 patients with the suspicion of optic disc drusen during the period from May 2013 until January 2014. In all adult patients, we examined the anterior and posterior segment of the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1927
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591572702001046