Ten Pearls in the Management of Uveitis
While the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis may seem like a daunting task to the beginner, there are some tips and tricks which help to identify specific uveitides and help in appropriate treatment. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, chances are, it is probably a duck. 1. Infectious vs Non infectious : It is crucial to make this differentiation as , even though cer...Read More
Differentiating true disc edema from pseudo disc edema: Utility of Multimodal imaging
Papilledema is a term used to define optic disc edema. However, it is specifically used for non-inflammatory, often bilateral, passive edema of the optic nerve head secondary to raised intracranial tension. The cause for raised intracranial pressure can be space-occupying lesions, meningitis, or idiopathic intracranial hypertension. The disc swelling results due to axoplasmic stasis and intracellu...Read More
