# A True Double Optic Disc

**Authors:** Mesut Tekerek, Nur Demir

PMC · DOI: 10.1155/crop/6157555 · Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine · 2026-03-08

## TL;DR

This case report describes a rare condition where a single optic disc has two separate retinal vasculatures, observed using advanced imaging techniques.

## Contribution

The paper presents a rare case of a true double optic disc with two retinal vasculatures within the same optic disc cup.

## Key findings

- A true double optic disc with two retinal vasculatures was identified in a single optic disc cup.
- Multimodal imaging confirmed the presence of two distinct retinal vasculatures in the same optic disc.

## Abstract

A true double optic disc with two separate vasculatures is an extremely rare condition. The division of the optic nerve into two distinct fascicles is presumed to occur during early stages of embryonic development. Two separate optic discs or one optic disc with two retinal vasculatures are variants of a true double optic disc. This case report highlights a rare form of a true double optic disc with two retinal vasculatures in the same optic disc cup with multimodal imaging.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Systemic abnormalities (MESH:D015619), ophthalmologic anomalies (MESH:C536647), cataract (MESH:D002386), hypogenitalism (MESH:C566623), vitreous detachment (MESH:D020255), congenital ptosis (MESH:C564553), chorioretinal scars (MESH:D002921), alopecia (MESH:D000505), Colobomas (MESH:D003103), photopsia (MESH:C000726607), pupillary ectopy (MESH:D011681), anomaly (MESH:D000013), double optic disc (MESH:D009901)
- **Chemicals:** fluorescein (MESH:D019793)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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## References

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