title: Abnormal cupping of the optic disc: clinical screening before performing a neuroimaging examination.
abstract: Imaging studies in typical glaucomatous cupping are usually needless. This article reviews the various clinical presentations for considering imaging in patients presenting with cupped disc.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHU Sart-Tilman, Liège. nathalie.collignon@chu.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Collignon
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014794:Visual Fields