title: Retinal masqueraders of optic nerve disease.
abstract: Electrophysiologic testing of the visual system and ancillary imaging investigations may be crucial aids for correctly diagnosing patients with unexplained visual loss or isolated disc pallor. These patients may harbor a retinal disease process and not an optic neuropathy. A diverse range of retinal conditions may present in this manner, and misdiagnosis may lead to unnecessary neurologic investigation and subsequent delay in therapeutic intervention.
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sandbach
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*