Optic disk elevation in Down's syndrome.
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Optic disk elevation in Down's syndrome children often resolves spontaneously without serious sequelae like vision loss or intracranial lesions, suggesting a benign course.
Abstract
Of five children who had Down's syndrome with optic nerve head elevation, without associated intracranial lesions, three underwent enhanced computed tomography for which no abnormalities were found. Partial, complete, or intermittent resolution of the optic disk elevation occurred in three children. In none of the children were retinal vessel dilation, splinter hemorrhages, optic nerve drusen, subsequent optic atrophy, or apparent visual loss noted. All of the children were hyperopic, but only one child had a hyperopia of greater than 3.50 diopters.
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