Optic nerve head pathology including swelling can range from very benign that only requires monitoring all the way to a life threatening emergency. This interactive 1-hour lecture in a grand rounds format will review and update the most common causes of ONH swelling, pseudo-swelling and papilledema.  


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• To become familiar with and review the best ways to differentiate swelling of the optic nerve from pseudoswelling.
• To become more familiar and update the signs, symptoms, differential diagnosis and treatment for optic neuritis and MS.
• To become more familiar and update the signs, symptoms, differential diagnosis and treatment for non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
• To become more familiar and update the signs, symptoms, differential diagnosis and treatment for arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy
• To become more familiar and update the signs, symptoms, differential diagnosis and treatment for papilledema/pseudotumor cerebri.