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Morning Glory Disc Anomaly

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Like optic pits, morning glory disc anomalies have a risk of serous RDs. Neuroimaging is indicated at initial diagnosis of morning glory disc anomaly to evaluate for basal encephaloceles and CNS vascular anomalies such as moyamoya disease.

Congenital Optic Disc Anomalies

Funny-looking optic discs are a "fun" diversion in an ophthalmology clinic (sarcasm implied here).  What was initially a routine exam immediately turns into an agonizing "is this normal or not" exercise.  Part of the angst that comes from seeing anomalous optic discs is that some of the congenital disc anomalies are associated with systemic diseases.  If there is concurrent visual field loss or decreased visual acuity, the challenge becomes deciding if those defects in the visual system are due to the anomalous nerve, or if there is some other ophthalmic cause that we don't want to miss.