Medical MCQ-In optic atrophy, the optic disc is appears to pale is index of

In optic atrophy, the optic disc is appears to pale is index of

Atrophy of the nerve fibre

Loss of vasculature

Gliosis

All of the above

Question Category:

Ophthalmology

Correct Answer:

Loss of vasculature

Description:

(Loss of vasculature) (302-Khurana 4th)OPTIC ATROPHY* Ophthalmic features of optic atrophy is generally are pallor of the disc and decrease in the number of small blood vessels (Kastenbaum index)* The pallor is not due to atrophy of the nerve fibres but to loss of vasculature

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