Increased intracranial pressure from various causes can produce papilledema (optic nerve swelling) visible on eye examination. Any vision changes accompanying neck pain deserve prompt medical ...

The following article was originally published by Brevard NewsBeat. Asheville Watchdog is republishing with its permission.] BREVARD — When retired pediatrician Ora Wells first saw the MRI image ...

Born with papilledema, a swelling of the optic nerve, his interest in ophthalmology deepened after a sudden retinal detachment in early 2024 left him with permanent vision loss in his right eye.

8 The trial found that perimetric mean deviation (a measure of global visual field loss), papilledema grade, and CSF opening pressure was improved in patients taking acetazolamide versus controls at 6 ...

Ophthalmologic evaluation revealed papilledema, while the remainder of her systemic examination was unremarkable. Laboratory findings showed: Calcium: 2.34 mmol/L, Phosphate: 1.52 mmol/L, Alkaline ...

Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2014;54(1):103-114. Topiramate is typically started at 25 mg daily and can be titrated up to 100 mg twice daily. It is frequently given in addition to acetazolamide in the ...

Health care professionals involved in the care of infants are in an ideal position to identify and to educate families, the public, and other health care professionals about the risk factors ...

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a condition of yet unknown aetiology affecting predominantly obese females of childbearing age. IIH is a diagnosis of exclusion as raised cerebrospinal ...

Hypercapnia describes high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood above 45 mm Hg. It can happen when there is an overproduction of CO2 or an inability to efficiently clear it from the body.

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the macula in patients with primary optic neuropathy has revealed the presence of structural changes in the neurosensory retina in addition to the nerve fibre ...