Papilledema

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Valérie Biousse, MD, of Emory Eye Center discusses the impact of a nonmydriatic fundus OCT camera from Topcon Healthcare on ophthalmic screening in the emergency department.

The top Healio neuroscience-related articles in 2023 included an overview of an accelerated “papilledema protocol” and data on nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy risk factors and prevalence in the U.S.

An accelerated “papilledema protocol” in the emergency department, including prompt neuro-ophthalmology and neurology consults, blood pressure monitoring, MRI, MRV and lumbar puncture, could save patients’ vision and lives.

Young patients with spina bifida present with ophthalmic complications at a high rate, according to a poster presented at the virtual American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus annual meeting.

A 39-year-old man presented to the comprehensive ophthalmology service at the New England Eye Center with 6 weeks of daily headaches and blurry vision.

A newly developed deep learning system based on fundus photographs can automatically discriminate normal optic discs from discs with papilledema or other abnormalities.

A 7-year-old girl presented to the pediatric ophthalmology clinic complaining of blurry vision in both eyes. She reported that her blurry vision started approximately a year ago and was worse at distance. She denied diplopia and any ocular pain. She has had mild headaches that do not change with position and have not been associated with any intracranial noises. She denied any fevers, chills and night sweats. She was born full-term and had an otherwise unremarkable medical history. She did not have any personal ocular history nor family ocular history.