Can optic disc vessel density help in cases of residual disc elevation after shunt surgery in cases of idiopathic intracranial hypertension?
Nermien Salah El-Dien Mohammed El-Haddad,
Shymaa Adel Ismael,
Nehal Shabaan
et al.
Abstract:Aim
To detect if we can use the reduction in the optic disc vessel density as an indicator to the reduction in intracranial tension in patients with residual optic disc elevation after shunt surgery as fundus examination in those cases is not conclusive.
Patients and method
21 patients with papilledema due to idiopathic intracranial hypertension underwent shunt surgery. Full neurological and ophthalmological assessments were done. The optic disc ve… Show more
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