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TitreChronic Optic disc cupping. Is it Glaucoma? Or Not?
ButPathological optic disc cupping associated with normal intraocular pressure (IOP) is most often caused by open-angle glaucoma but may represent a diagnostic challenge when caused by many less-common neuro-ophthalmic conditions.
MéthodesThis article reviews the clinical differentiation between physiologic cupping and pathologic cupping, and the subclassification of eyes with glaucomatous and nonglaucomatous optic disc cupping.
RésultatsUp to 10-20% of patients may be misdiagnosed and treated for glaucoma due to misinterpretation of the optic-disc cupping.
ConclusionA careful interpretation of the history, optic disc characteristics and visual fields are quintessential to the diagnosis of glaucomatous versus non-glaucomatous optic disc cupping, avoiding misinterpretation or inappropriate neuroimaging examinations.
Auteur 1
NomCOLLIGNON
InitialesN
InstitutCHU de Liège
VilleLiège
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