title: [Diagnostic procedures in optic neuropathies].
abstract: Functional disturbance and ophthalmoscopic feature are the most important parameters to diagnose optic neuropathy. Swelling of the optic disc is produced by 2 aetiologies: inflammation and ischaemia. The most frequent cause of retrobulbar neuritis remains multiple sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier national d'ophthalmologie des quinze-vinght, Paris.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamard
mesh_terms: D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Démarche diagnostique devant une neuropathie optique.