OPTIC DISC EDEMA: AN INSIGHT TO THE INSIDE

The presentation of optic disc oedema could be secondary to an extensive set of underlying disorders, from infective to vascular to malignant.[1] Here we present 4 cases, each with a different underlying etiology, presenting to the emergency room (ER), whose careful history and complete evaluation led to finding a systemic cause which would have otherwise been missed and how they need to be be undergoing extensive history and examination to look for underlying etiologies. The series of cases presented here are meant to make the ophthalmology and the medicine residents more aware of the importance of a complete history and extensively examining a patient presenting to the ER with sudden loss of vision.