| Identifier |
wh_ch4_p218_2 |
| Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Optic Disc Swelling |
| Creator |
Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD; Madhu R. Agarwal, MD |
| Affiliation |
(AAS) Flora L. Thornton Chair, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at USC; (MRA) Hoag Hospital |
| Subject |
Optic Nerve Diseases; Eye Abnormalities; Visual Impairments; Optic Atrophy; Optic Disc Swelling |
| Description |
Swelling of the optic disc occurs when there is obstruction of axonal transport at the level of the lamina cribrosa. This may result from compression, ischemia, inflammation, metabolic, or toxic disturbances. In some cases, infiltration of the proximal portion of the disc by inflammatory or malignant processes causes an appearance that is indistinguishable from true swelling. In other cases, congenital anomalies of the optic disc produce an appearance that mimics swelling of the optic disc. |
| Date |
2005 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
| Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s67t0x5c |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
| ID |
185974 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67t0x5c |
