The Leading Causes of Optic Disc Edema Seen in Tertiary Care, Academic Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinics

Optic disc edema (ODE) is one of the most common reasons for referral to a neuro-ophthalmologist. There are various causes that require vastly different workup. Thus, differentiating among each cause is important. Our goal was to determine the causes of ODE and various clinical characteristics of consecutive patients with ODE presenting to neuro-ophthalmology clinics.