A 43-year-old member asked:

What are the symptoms of eye papilledema?

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Dr. Alfredo Garciaanswered

Pediatrics 58 years experience

Papilledema: Papilledema is confirmed by doing a funduscopy (looking into the inside of the eye with bright light). Its presence denotes increased intracranial pressure which can cause headaches, visual disturbances like blurring of vision and double vision, dizziness, nausea and even vomiting.

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Dr. Howard Pomeranzanswered

Ophthalmology 30 years experience

Papilledema: Papilledema may be asymptomatic or can cause symptoms of elevated intracranial pressure including transient blurring of vision, ringing in the ears, double vision, headaches, nausea and vomiting.

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