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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Nonophthalmologist physicians do not confidently perform direct ophthalmoscopy. The use of artificial intelligence to detect papilledema and other optic-disk abnormalities from fundus photographs has ...

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 ...

If optic nerve perfusion is the main cause of the optic nerve cupping, medical treatment to increase the perfusion pressure will help to minimize further damage. Using medical treatments to lower the ...