Singh, LNigam, BShahaan, SSaxena, N.2023-07-212023-07-212022-12Singh L, Nigam B, Shahaan S, Saxena N.. STUDY OF PAPILLOEDEMA & ITS CAUSATIVE FACTORS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL. Era's Journal of Medical Research. 2022 Dec; 9(2): 200-2042394-52222348-9839http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220401To study the etiology of papilloedema in north indian population. Our hospital based retrospective study enrolled 50 patients of papilloedema, who fullfilled our inclusion criteria. Demographic details, chief complains and detailed history was taken from all the patients. All the patients underwent blood pressure measurement by a mercury sphygmomanometer, Visual Acuity testing, Slitlamp Biomicroscopy, IOP measurement, Fundus examination. Fundus photographs were obtained using a fundus camera. Other investigations included B-scan, MRI, MRV, CT and required blood investigations were done wherever necessary. Although papilloedema occured in a vast variety of age group but maximum patients (32%) were from the age group of >18-31 years and males (64%) were more affected than females according to our study. 66% of the patients had good vision with papilloedema. In our study all the patients had bilateral papilloedema and 54% of patients were diagnosed with early papilloedema. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension was the main etiology for papilloedema. In this study we concluded IIH (a diagnosis of exclusion) as the most common underlying etiology for papilloedemaPapilloedemaIntra-Cranial Pressure (ICP)Idiopathic Intracranial HypertensionVisual Acuity (VA)Optic Nerve Head (ONH)Journal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Ophthalmology Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University, Sarfarazganj Lucknow, U.P., India-226003