Papilledema is the swelling of the optic nerve as it enters the back of the eye due to raised intracranial pressure. Fluid surrounding the brain is constantly produced and reabsorbed, maintaining just enough intracranial pressure to help protect the brain if there is blunt head trauma.
Pierce gave his approval and the couple were married. From that point on, Bill treated Pierce as his real son and they got along fine. It was Bill who took Pierce to see his first Bond movie, Goldfinger (1964), and it was at that point that decided to take up acting.
Alan Alda appeared in 250 of the 251 episodes of M*A*S*H as Captain Benjamin Franklin âHawkeyeâ Pierce. After the series, he never slowed down, appearing in dozens of movies and TV shows. He was a regular on ER in 1999 and The West Wing 2004-2006.