[Recognizing the pitfalls. Non-glaucomatous optic disc cupping].
Pathological optic disc cupping is most often caused by open angle glaucoma. More rarely, other optic neuropathies may be associated with acquired pathological optic disc cupping, sometimes mimicking glaucoma. A careful interpretation of the history, optic disc characteristics and visual fields are the main tools in the decision process of glaucomatous versus non-glaucomatous optic disc cupping, avoiding inappropriate, expensive neuroimaging examinations.
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Département d'ophtalmologie, Copenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014794:Visual Fields