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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Papilledema

Papilledema

Category(ies): Neuro-ophthalmology, Retina, Vitreous
Contributor: John Chen, MD

61-year-old male presented with new onset floaters and found to have prominent papilledema and peripapillary hemorrhages from a combination of hypertensive emergency, sleep apnea, carbon monoxide poisoning, and aseptic meningitis (A). Each of these alone would unlikely have caused such a dramatic picture of hemorrhage and disc edema.

Prominent papilledema
Figure 1. Prominent papilledema and peripapillary hemorrhages from a combination of hypertensive emergency, sleep apnea, carbon monoxide poisoning, and aseptic meningitis
resolved papilledema
Figure 2. The papilledema and hemorrhages resolved on four month follow-up