Papilledema
Synonyms
Choked Disk
Choked Disks
Decreased Intraocular Pressure Associated Papilledema
Decreased Intraocular Pressure-Associated Papilledema
Disk, Choked
Disks, Choked
Edema of the optic disc
Edema, Optic Disk
Edema, Optic Papilla
Edema, Retinal
Edemas, Optic Disk
Edemas, Retinal
Increased Intracranial Pressure Associated Papilledema
Increased Intracranial Pressure-Associated Papilledema
Optic Disk Edema
Optic Nerve Papillitis
Optic Papilla Edema
Optic Papillitis
Papilledema Associated with Decreased Intraocular Pressure
Papilledema Associated with Increased Intracranial Pressure
Papillitis
Papillitis, Optic
Papillitis, Optic Nerve
Retinal Edema
Retinal Edemas
Swelling of the OPTIC DISK, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause OPTIC ATROPHY and visual loss. (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175)
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