Optic disc bleeding

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Preferred term label:
Optic disc bleeding

Synonyms
Optic disc hemorrhage, Disc hemorrhage, Glaucomatous optic disc hemorrhage

Definition (free text, please give PubMed ID)
A condition characterized by bleeding at or near the optic disc, visible as a flame-shaped or splinter hemorrhage on fundoscopic examination. Optic disc bleeding is a significant clinical marker in glaucoma, particularly normal-tension glaucoma, and is associated with disease progression. It may result from mechanical stress on the lamina cribrosa or vascular dysregulation.

Parent term (use hpo.jax.org/app)
Abnormal optic disc morphology (HP:12795)

Diseases characterized by this term
Primary open-angle glaucoma, Normal-tension glaucoma

Your nano-attribution (ORCID)
0000-0001-9042-0508