Optic neuritis is an inflammation of the optic nerve. It is a variable condition and can present with any of the following symptoms: acute loss of vision, changes in color vision, pain behind the eye and complete or partial blindness.
Papilledema is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure. The swelling is usually bilateral and can occur over a period of hours to weeks
Optic atrophy is the final common morphologic endpoint of any disease process that causes axon degeneration in the retinogeniculate pathway.
Partial optic atrophy is not a diagnosis in itself, but rather a clinical sign of a previous optic nerve condition.
A condition involving superficial or buried calcium-like globular deposits anterior to the lamina cribrosa of the optic nerve head.
Optic pits are excavations of the optic nerve head.
