Outcome of pediatric patients referred for papilledema.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of papilledema versus pseudopapilledema among children referred for suspected papilledema and to identify clinical factors differentiating the two diagnoses.

Methods: This is a prospective, cross-sectional analysis of patients <18 years old referred to a pediatric ophthalmology clinic for suspected papilledema by ophthalmoscopic examination between April 2012 and February 2014. Patients underwent detailed ophthalmologic and, when indicated, neurologic evaluation to determine the presence or absence of papilledema.