Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[Optic disc drusen and acute vision loss].

Eli Rosen1, Yehoshua Almog, Ehud Assia

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Sapir Medical Center, Meir General Hospital Kfar Saba, Israel. eli.rosen@clalit.org.il

Harefuah
|December 20, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Optic disc drusen (ODD) can rarely cause sudden, painless vision loss. This case series explores four patients experiencing this rare complication, discussing clinical features and potential causes.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Comparison of toric intraocular lens axis measurement by slit lamp versus photography.

Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie·2026
Same author

Bilaterally subluxed diffractive intraocular lenses: big expectations and even bigger comorbidities.

Journal of cataract and refractive surgery·2024
Same author

A Consensus Statement on the Terminology for Automated Visual Field Abnormalities.

Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society·2022
Same author

Decompensated cornea with epithelial and stromal edema.

Journal of cataract and refractive surgery·2022
Same author

Four-dot visual field artefacts.

Clinical & experimental optometry·2020
Same author

Objective Measurement of Eyelid Force in Ptosis Versus Controls.

The Journal of craniofacial surgery·2019

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Neuro-ophthalmology

Background:

  • Optic disc drusen (ODD) are calcified deposits in the optic nerve head.
  • Typically found incidentally, ODD can mimic papilledema and cause sub-clinical visual field loss.

Observation:

  • This case series presents four patients with acute, painless visual field loss.
  • The visual field loss was attributed to optic disc drusen.

Findings:

  • Acute symptomatic visual field loss from ODD is rare.
  • The study discusses clinical features and proposes an ischemic pathophysiology for vision loss in ODD.

Implications:

  • Highlights a rare but significant complication of optic disc drusen.
  • Emphasizes the importance of considering ODD in the differential diagnosis of acute vision loss.

Related Experiment Videos