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Juvenile Glaucoma

Juvenile glaucoma is a primary open-angle glaucoma with hereditary characteristics in certain subtypes that appears at early ages. Unlike congenital g

Bergmeister papilla

Bergmeister\'s papilla (BP) is considered a remnant of the persistent hyaloid artery at the level of the optic disc, and appears as an epipapillary me

Bergmeister papilla

Bergmeister papilla is a rare developmental anomaly resulting from the persistence of avascular remnants of the hyaloid system. It is characterized by

Persistence of myelin fibers

Persistence of myelinated nerve fibers is a congenital abnormality that is usually asymptomatic, unilateral or bilateral, and appears as whitish strea

Papillary drusen and angioid streaks

Papillary drusen and angioid streaks . Papillary drusen are hyaline formations measuring 5 to 1,000 microns in diameter located in front of the cribri

Neovascular membrane associated with optic nerve drusen

Characteristics: Optic nerve drusen (OND) are rounded structures composed of calcium salts and other proteins that develop in the optic nerve and evo

Visible optic nerve drusen

Optic nerve drusen (OND) are the main cause of pseudopapilledema. In adults, they usually appear as visible or superficial and are easy to identify, a

Occult optic nerve drusen

Optic nerve drusen are deposits that calcify over the years, usually asymptomatic and bilateral. In children, they produce an elevated optic nerve wit

Optic nerve tumor pathology – melanocytoma

55-year-old asymptomatic woman who comes for a check-up. Visual acuity is 20/20 in both eyes. The fundus of the right eye reveals a dark brown superf