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Patients were categorised into two groups: true papilloedema due to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200934) and pseudo-papilloedema due to optic disc drusen (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200940) or myopic tilted discs (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20097).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PHOMS dimensions and thickness of retinal sublayers above PHOMS were measured. The retinal thickness directly above the PHOMS and perpendicular to the internal limiting membrane (the PHOMS UP thickness) was measured.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      While PHOMS were equal in height and width between groups, the PHOMS UP thickness was significantly larger in the true papilloedema group than in the pseudo-papilloedema group (378\u2009\u00b5m (\u2009\u00b1\u200970\u2009\u00b5m) vs 204\u2009\u00b5m (\u2009\u00b1\u200947\u2009\u00b5m),\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this selected cohort of patients with well-defined PHOMS, the significantly larger PHOMS UP thickness in the true papilloedema group supports the hypothesis that this condition involves both intra-axonal and interstitial fluid stasis, while pseudo-papilloedema only involves intra-axonal axoplasmic stasis. 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