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Do you ever use ocular ultrasound in evaluation of papilledema?

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Neurology · The University of Iowa

As a neuro-ophthalmologist, I never use ultrasound to make a diagnosis of papilledema. I do use it to reveal optic nerve head drusen that also cause axoplasmic flow stasis and can mimic papilledema. A high quality set of fundus photos is very useful for determining the presence of optic disc edema.

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