@article{Vaidya_Bhandari_Gurung_2018, title={Etiologies of Optic Disc Edema in Tertiary Eye Care Centre in Nepal}, volume={10}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NEPJOPH/article/view/19472}, DOI={10.3126/nepjoph.v10i2.19472}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Optic disc edema is a common clinical finding that can be caused by benign to vision and or life-threatening conditions.</p> <p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the etiologies of optic disc edema among patients presenting to Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu, Nepal.</p> <p><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>A retrospective chart review of patients with optic disc edema presenting to Neuro-ophthalmology department of Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology from May 2012 to May 2014, was made.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>98 patients were diagnosed with disc edema. Females (64%) were frequently affected. It was noted more in the 21 – 50 age groups. Papilledema was the most frequent cause (35.7%) of disc edema followed by papillitis (28.6%), pseudopapilledma (18.4%) and ischemia (17.3%), respectively. Brain tumors (13%) were the most common etiology for papilledema.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Papilledema along with other causes, are common etiologies for disc edema. A detailed history and careful evaluation are necessary as the treatment strategy highly depends on it’s underlying etiologies.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology}, author={Vaidya, Keepa and Bhandari, Sanjeeb and Gurung, Reeta}, year={2018}, month={Dec.}, pages={139–142} }