The Tilted Disk Syndrome

The Tilted Disk Syndrome

We noted occasional diagnostic confusion with papilledema and chiasmal compression when its true congential nature was not recognized in 12 patients with a benign ocular syndrome. Retinoscopy, fluorescein angiography, ocular ultrasonography, and histopathology suggested that associated visual field...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of ophthalmology 1976-07, Vol.82 (1), p.16-23
Hauptverfasser: Young, Sue Ellen, Walsh, Frank B., Knox, David L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Optic Disk - abnormalities
Optic Disk - pathology
Optic Nerve - abnormalities
Optic Nerve Diseases - diagnosis
Papilledema - diagnosis
Syndrome
Visual Fields
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Zusammenfassung:We noted occasional diagnostic confusion with papilledema and chiasmal compression when its true congential nature was not recognized in 12 patients with a benign ocular syndrome. Retinoscopy, fluorescein angiography, ocular ultrasonography, and histopathology suggested that associated visual field defects were related to a localized staphylomatous ectasia of the posterior globe.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/0002-9394(76)90658-9