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Vitreopapillary traction as a cause of elevated optic nerve head
B J Wisotsky1, C B Magat-Gordon, J E Puklin
1Department of Ophthalmology, Kresge Eye Institute, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|July 31, 1998
Abstract
Purpose:
To identify vitreopapillary tractional forces as a possible cause of optic nerve head elevation.
Methods:
Case reports. Two patients aged 64 and 84 years underwent detailed ocular examination and B-scan ultrasonography.
Results:
Both patients had a unilateral elevated optic nerve head with normal color vision, normal pupillary responses, and full kinetic perimetry. Biomicroscopic and B-scan ultrasonographic evaluation confirmed the presence of vitreopapillary traction.
Conclusions:
Vitreopapillary traction can cause unilateral optic nerve head elevation. The posterior hyaloid should be evaluated in patients with optic nerve head elevation.