optic papillitis
MONDO:0006879Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names optic papillitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Swelling of the optic disk, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause optic atrophy and visual loss. (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006879), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
34 names
Resolves to: optic papillitis
- Also called
- Choked discChoked discsChoked diskChoked disksdecreased intraocular pressure associated papilledemadecreased intraocular pressure-associated papilledemadisk, Chokeddisks, Chokededema of the optic diskedema, optic discedema, optic diskedema, optic papillaEdemas, optic discEdemas, optic diskincreased intracranial pressure associated papilledemaincreased intracranial pressure-associated papilledema