Optic disc - fundoscopy

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis not applicable

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male

Fundoscopy

Photograph

Fundus photograph of the right eye, showing a fundus with no sign of disease or pathology. It is seen from the front so that the left in each image is to the person's right. The gaze is into the camera, so the macula is in the center of the image, and the optic disc is located towards the nose (right in the image). The optic disc has some pigmentation at the perimeter of the lateral side, which is considered non-pathological.

Veins are darker and slightly wider than corresponding arteries. Major nerve pathways are seen as white-striped patterns radiating from the optic disc. In addition, there are also lighter areas close to larger vessels seen mainly at the upper left in the image (person's upper right), which is regarded as a normal finding in younger people.

Case Discussion

Source: Häggström, Mikael (2014). "Medical gallery of Mikael Häggström 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.008. ISSN 2002-4436. Public Domain.

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