Lists the causes of optic disc atrophy, separating primary acquired forms (ischaemic from central arterial occlusion, pressure from tumour, traumatic from canal fracture, and toxic from agents such as methanol, ethambutol and gentamicin) from secondary forms such as glaucoma and inflammatory atrophy. Closes with the clinical picture, contrasting the sharply bordered pale flattened disc of primary atrophy with the washed-out margins of secondary atrophy.
Inside: 1 section · 13 flashcards · 1 min
Topic 73 of 91 in the MU Sofia syllabus for Ophthalmology (Medicine, Year 4). The free AceMed note covers it in 1 section, about 80 words (1 min of reading), with 13 flashcards.
