Papilloedema

Question 1

What is papilloedema

Answer 1

optic disc swelling caused by increased intracranial pressure

Question 2

Features of papilloedema on fundoscopy

Answer 2

venous engorgement:
loss of venous pulsation:
blurring of the optic disc margin
loss of the optic cup
Paton’s lines: concentric/radial retinal lines cascading from the optic disc

Question 3

Causes of papilloedema

Answer 3

SOL: neoplastic, vascular
malignant hypertension
idiopathic intracranial hypertension
hydrocephalus
hypercapnia