Explain the papilledema and optic disc

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A 51-year old woman was found on ophthalmoscopic examination to have edema of both optic discs (bilateral papilledema) and congestion of the retinal veins. The cause of the condition was found to be a rapidly growing intracranial tumor.

1. Explain the papilledema.

2. Why does the patient exhibit bilateral papilledema?

3. The central retinal vein empties into what blood vessel?

4. Differentiate the optic part from the nonvisual part of the retina.

5. Describe the optic disc.

6. Describe the macula lutea.

7. Describe the fovea centralis

8. Treatment for the patient

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