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Pediatric Papilledema at a Tertiary Care Ophthalmological Center

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Pediatric papilledema is usually asymptomatic and is diagnosed on routine screening. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate pediatric papilledema with respect to presentation, etiology and treatment at the neuroophthalmology clinic of a tertiary care eye institute.19 of the 24 children studied had Idiopathic intracranial hypertension. This study stresses upon the interdisciplinary approach for prompt diagnosis and treatment of papilledema.

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  1. Department of Opthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Murugesan Maheswaran & Mulasthanam Sai Dheera

  2. Department of Neuro-ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Mahesh Kumar & Akkayasamy Kowsalya

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  1. Murugesan Maheswaran
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Maheswaran, M., Dheera, M.S., Kumar, M. et al. Pediatric Papilledema at a Tertiary Care Ophthalmological Center. Indian Pediatr 57, 966–967 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-020-2006-4

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