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Evaluation of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in a patient with bilateral optic disc drusen
Gunes, Alime; Demirci, Seden; Demirci, Serpil; Koyuncu, Hasan Rifat.
  • Gunes, Alime; Süleyman Demirel University. Faculty of Medicine. Departments of Ophthalmology. Isparta. TR
  • Demirci, Seden; Süleyman Demirel University. Faculty of Medicine. Departments of Ophthalmology. Isparta. TR
  • Demirci, Serpil; Süleyman Demirel University. Faculty of Medicine. Departments of Ophthalmology. Isparta. TR
  • Koyuncu, Hasan Rifat; Süleyman Demirel University. Faculty of Medicine. Departments of Ophthalmology. Isparta. TR
Rev. bras. oftalmol ; 74(3): 175-177, May-Jun/2015. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-764238
ABSTRACT
Optic disc drusen (ODD) is the accumulations of calcified hyaline-like material within the substance of the optic nerve head. Optic disc drusen, especially if it is bilateral, may mimic the clinical presentation of papilledema. Usually retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thinning can be present in ODD. In this report we present uncommon RNFL changes in a patient with bilateral ODD. A 17-year-old male was referred by another center with a diagnosis of optic disc edema. The patient’s visual acuity, the slit-lamp examination and the intraocular pressures were normal in both eyes. On fundus examination, there were irregularly elevated discs bilaterally and the optic nerves appear with hazy disk margins. He did not have visual field defects in automated perimetry. Bilateral ODD were identified and confirmed by B-scan ultrasonography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrated 4 clock hours of RNFL thickening. Optic disc drusen may be misdiagnosed as papilledema. Thus, clinical suspicion of ODD is important in order to diagnose papilledema and prevents unnecessary interventions. Although most of eyes with ODD have normal or thinner RNFL thickness, some of these eyes can have thicker RNFL thickness.
RESUMO
As drusas do disco óptico (DDO) são depósitos de material hialino calcificado dentro da substância da cabeça do nervo óptico. Drusas do disco óptico, especialmente se for bilateral, podem apresentar o quadro clínico de edema de papila. Usualmente o espessamento da camada de fibras nervosas da retina (RCFN) podem estar presentes em DDO. Neste relato apresentamos o caso de um homem com 17 anos de idade que foi encaminhado por um outro centro, com o diagnóstico de edema do disco óptico. A acuidade visual do paciente, o exame de lâmpada de fenda e a pressão intraocular foram normais em ambos os olhos. No exame de fundo de olho havia discos elevados de forma irregular bilateralmente e os nervos ópticos com margens de disco nebulosas. Ele não tinha defeitos do campo visual em perimetria computadorizada. Drusas do disco óptico (DDO) bilateral foram identificados e confirmados pela ultrassonografia Bscan e tomografia de coerência óptica (TCO) que demonstraram 4 horas de relógio de RCFN com espessamento. As drusas do disco óptico podem ser diagnosticadas como papiledema. Assim, a suspeita clínica de DDO é importante a fim de evitar intervenções desnecessárias. Embora a maioria dos olhos com DDO têm espessura normal ou thinner RCFN, alguns desses olhos podem ter camada mais grossa na RCFN.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Retina / Optic Disk Drusen / Papilledema / Nerve Fibers Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. bras. oftalmol Journal subject: Ophthalmology Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Institution/Affiliation country: Süleyman Demirel University/TR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Retina / Optic Disk Drusen / Papilledema / Nerve Fibers Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. bras. oftalmol Journal subject: Ophthalmology Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Institution/Affiliation country: Süleyman Demirel University/TR