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[Unilateral optic disc edema: retrospective study of fifty-two patients]
E Tournaire-Marques1, M-B Rougier, M-N Delyfer
1Unité rétine, uvéites, neuro-ophtalmologie, service d'ophtalmologie, hôpital Pellegrin, CHU de Bordeaux, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. tournaire.emilie@laposte.net
Purpose:
To study the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of patients with unilateral optic disc edema diagnosed in the emergency room (ER).
Patients And Methods:
Retrospective observational study of all cases of unilateral optic disc edema seen in the ophthalmology ER of Bordeaux University Hospital, France, between October 1, 2008 and October 31, 2009.
Results:
Fifty-two patients with unilateral optic disc edema were studied, including 61.5% women (n=32) and 38.5% men (n=20). Mean age was 53.5 years (± 22.9). Male patients were older than female (61.1 years vs 48.7 years, P=0.05). Final diagnosis was anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (27 cases), papillitis (17 cases), papilledema (three cases), and pseudoedema (two cases). No etiologies were identified for the remaining three patients.
Conclusion:
Our study discusses the diagnostic approach for patients presenting with unilateral optic disc edema; this discussion may help to improve clinical practice.
