Bilateral Optic Disc Edema from Hypertensive Retinopathy

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Identifier EEEC-NOVEL_HTN_retinopathy_edema
Title Bilateral Optic Disc Edema from Hypertensive Retinopathy
Creator Benjamin I. Meyer, MD; Valérie Biousse, MD
Affiliation (BIM) Medical Student, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; (VB) Cyrus H. Stoner Professor of Ophthalmology, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Subject Hypertensive Retinopathy; Bilateral Disc Edema; Blood Pressure
Description A 29 year-old woman was assessed for 2 weeks of headaches and 4 days of blurred vision in both eyes. Her blood pressure was 225/135. Her examination showed: best-corrected visual acuity: 20/25 OD, 20/30 OS; pupils equal and reactive without relative afferent pupillary defect; intraocular pressures 16 OU; full color vision OU; full ocular motility OU. Her fundus examination showed bilateral optic disc edema with retinal hemorrhages, tortuous veins, attenuated arteries, cotton wool spots, and exudates OU, consistent with grade 4 hypertensive retinopathy. Intravenous fluorescein angiography (IVFA) showed prominent late leakage consistent with true bilateral disc edema.
Date 2020
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: The Emory Eye Center Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/eec/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s61s2df9
Setname ehsl_novel_eec
ID 1587773
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61s2df9
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