eye disorders
Papilledema
Introduction
Papilledema is a condition in which increased pressure in or around the brain causes the part of the optic nerve inside the eye to swell. Visual symptoms may be fleeting disturbances in vision. Other symptoms of increased pressure in or around the brain include whooshing noise in the ears, headache, vomiting, or a combination. Doctors make the diagnosis by looking in the person’s eye with an ophthalmoscope. The disorder causing increased brain pressure is treated as soon as possible. (See also Overview of Optic Nerve Disorders .) 