[1] It can also result from idiopathic intracranial hypertension where it is labeled "papilledema," a term that should not be used to describe bilateral, seemingly isolated, optic disc edema.
Intracranial pressure may be just as critical of a factor in the progression of glaucoma as IOP, according to a speaker here ...
Aside from the bilateral optic ... a half-disc area in size, adjacent to these spots (Figure 3). The constellation of these, albeit discrete, signs has made increased intracranial pressure ...