A 9-year-old Saudi boy was referred for further management of "papilledema." Initial workup at the referring institution included computed tomography, which did not disclose any abnormal findings. On ...

The optic disc is a non-sensory spot in the retina where the axons of the ganglion cells carrying afferent light-induced impulses to the visual cortex of the brain converge to leave the eye. It ...

A 42-year-old man with no significant medical history was urgently referred to New England Eye Center in July 2025 for 6 ...

Optic disc melanocytoma, also known as magnocellular nevus, is a rare benign tumor that often develops within or close to the optic nerve head and occasionally involves the retina and choroid. The ...

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 ...

Individuals with glaucoma have increased IOP or consequent loss of blood flow to some regions of the eye, resulting in the death of optic nerve cells. The center of the optic disc (known as the cup) ...

“Ischemia” is the term doctors use when a part of the body stops getting enough oxygen as a result of restricted blood flow. This is because blood carries oxygen in the body. In the case of NAION, ...