Disc Changes

Question 1

Pallor

Answer 1

An unhealthy pale appearance of the Optic Disc.

Sign of death of Optic nerve axons.

Question 2

Tilted Disc Syndrome

Answer 2

A benign Optic Disc anomaly where the Optic Nerve exits the eye at an oblique angle.

The disc is oval in shape:

• Elevated superiorly
• Depressed inferiorly

Question 3

Bergmeister Papilla

Answer 3

A veil in front of the retina of the eye.

It is made of a conical mass of glial remnants that are the developmental tissue of the eye that has not been reabsorbed.