Papillitis

WikiDoc Resources for Papillitis
Articles
Most recent articles on Papillitis Most cited articles on Papillitis Review articles on Papillitis Articles on Papillitis in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ
Media
Powerpoint slides on Papillitis Images of Papillitis Photos of Papillitis Podcasts & MP3s on Papillitis Videos on Papillitis
Evidence Based Medicine
Cochrane Collaboration on Papillitis Bandolier on Papillitis TRIP on Papillitis
Clinical Trials
Ongoing Trials on Papillitis at Clinical Trials.gov Trial results on Papillitis Clinical Trials on Papillitis at Google
Guidelines / Policies / Govt
US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Papillitis NICE Guidance on Papillitis NHS PRODIGY Guidance FDA on Papillitis CDC on Papillitis
Books
Books on Papillitis
News
Papillitis in the news Be alerted to news on Papillitis News trends on Papillitis
Commentary
Blogs on Papillitis
Definitions
Definitions of Papillitis
Patient Resources / Community
Patient resources on Papillitis Discussion groups on Papillitis Patient Handouts on Papillitis Directions to Hospitals Treating Papillitis Risk calculators and risk factors for Papillitis
Healthcare Provider Resources
Symptoms of Papillitis Causes & Risk Factors for Papillitis Diagnostic studies for Papillitis Treatment of Papillitis
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
CME Programs on Papillitis
International
Papillitis en Espanol Papillitis en Francais
Business
Papillitis in the Marketplace Patents on Papillitis
Experimental / Informatics
List of terms related to Papillitis

Overview

Papillitis is a disorder of the eye in which there is inflammation of the optic nerve, specifically the optic disk. The disorder is progressive and can result in blindness in one or both eyes.

Diagnosis

Symptoms

• Pain on movement of the eye
• Rapid vision loss in hours or days

Physical examination

• Swelling of optic disk(papilledema)