Sección: Optic Nerve Diseases
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