Glaucoma as a cause of optic nerve abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging.
Rasha MoslehFernando Labella ÁlvarezWalid BouthourAmit M SaindaneMichael DattiloBeau B BruceNancy J NewmanValerie BioussePublished in: Eye (London, England) (2024)
Glaucoma is a clinical diagnosis and MRI brain is usually not required, except in atypical or asymmetric cases. Optic nerve T2-hyperintensity and MRI optic nerve atrophy are nonspecific MRI-findings that can be found in severe glaucomatous optic nerves and should not systematically prompt investigations for another cause of optic neuropathy.