Skip to main content

Table 1 Differential Diagnosis of Optic Disc Swelling

From: Behcet's disease presenting with cerebral vasculitis: a case report

 

PAPILEDEMA

PAPILLITIS

Pain

Headache

Pain with eye movements

Laterality

Bilateral

Unilateral

Visual Acuity

Usually good

Diminished

Color Vision

Normal

Disturbed

Relative afferent pupil defect

Absent

Present

Vitreus cells

Absent

May be in posterior vitreus

Venous pulsation

Absent

Present

Optic disc cupping

Disappeared

Normal

Hemorrhages and exudates around the optic disc

Usually present

Rarely

Visual Field

Enlarged blind spot

Ceco-central scotoma