Journal article
The optic nerve head in acquired optic neuropathies
EC O'Neill, HV Danesh-Meyer, PP Connell, IA Trounce, MA Coote, DA MacKey, JG Crowston
Nature Reviews Neurology | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2010
Abstract
Acquired optic neuropathies are a common cause of blindness in adults, and are associated with characteristic morphological changes at the optic nerve head. Accurate and prompt clinical diagnosis, supplemented with imaging where appropriate, is essential to optimize management of the optic neuropathy and to counsel the patient appropriately on its natural history. History taking, optic disc findings, visual field assessment and imaging of the nerve head and surrounding retinal nerve fiber layer are all paramount to achieving the correct diagnosis. This Review highlights the optic nerve head features that are common to the acquired optic neuropathies, and describes the features that can be us..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported with funding from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia, Cranbourne Trust and Operational Infrastructure Support (OIS) grants program, Victoria, Australia. We gratefully acknowledge the Medical Photographic Imaging Center at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital for assistance in obtaining some of the images used for this publication. Charles P. Vega, University of California, Irvine, CA, is the author of and is solely responsible for the content of the learning objectives, questions and answers of the MedscapeCME-accredited continuing medical education activity associated with this article.