A clinical analysis of pseudopapilledema. I. Population, laterality, acuity, refractive error, ophthalmoscopic characteristics, and coincident disease
M. A. Rosenberg, P. J. Savino and J. S. Glaser
To clarify clinical features of pseudopapilledema, 142 cases (250 eyes)
were analyzed regarding sex, age, race, bilaterality, acuity, refractive
error, fundus characteristics, and coincident disease. Ninety-eight cases
of identifiable hyaline bodies ([HB] group 1) were compared with 44 cases
of pseudopapilledema without HB (group 2). The following results were
notable: marked predominance of whites; one third in group 1 were
unilateral, and 14% of all pseudopapilledema was unilateral; in only one
eye did HB apparently account for diminished acuity; refractive error
distribution paralleled that in the general population; anomalous vascular
patterns occurred in 20% of group 1 and in 31% of group 2; pigment
epithelial changes were found in 33% of group 1 and in 20% of group 2; and
a statistically significant association was found with retinitis pigmentosa
only. Analysis of field defects is the subject of a companion report.
