What Is Optic Nerve Drusen? Optic nerve drusen is a rare eye condition that affects between 3 and 24 people out of every 1,000 in the population. It’s difficult to estimate exactly how common ...

“A combination of testing modalities may be needed to differentiate papilledema from optic disc drusen in pediatric patients.” – by Patricia Nale, ELS Inger HE. Rapid fire posters: Utility ...

A 7-year-old girl presented to the pediatric ophthalmology clinic ... ovoid structures were observed in both optic nerves, suggestive of optic disc drusen. Our patient had only mild headaches ...

There was no evidence of optic disc drusen on funduscopy. Patients with disc drusen typically have small optic discs with small cups, unlike the findings in this patient. Cortical visual loss ...

The findings of this study suggest that visual loss from buried optic disc drusen is uncommon and is mild. The clinical implications of this study suggest that causes of moderate to severe visual ...