Description
optic papillitis: Swelling of the optic disk, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause optic atrophy and visual loss. (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175)
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode |
H7_PAPILLOEDEMA |
| Hospital Discharge registry |
ICD-10: H471, ICD-8: 37791 |
| Cause of Death registry |
ICD-10: H471, ICD-8: 37791 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy |
4 |
| First defined in version |
DF2 |
Ontology