Evaluation of Optic Nerve and Optic Chiasm using Magnetic Resonance in Diabetic Patients

Abstract

This was across sectional descriptive study aimed to measure the damage of optic nerve and optic chiasm due diabetic in Sudanese people using magnetic resonance imaging. in addition to correlate the finding with age ,gender and duration of the diabetic .the study examined 50 subjects (30 diabetic patients and 20 normal)all of him done magnetic resonance for orbits)aged between 30-90years in both gender (15 diabetic male and 15 diabetic women,12 normal male and 8 normal female) were included in study. Data were collected at Khartoum state in Dar Alelaj hospital from September 2019 to February 2020. study founded that the mean of optic nerve diameter in diabetic group was 2.68±0.34 mm for right side and 2.85±0.34 mm for left ,showed significant difference from that in control group 3.27±0.49 mm and 3.27±0.49 mm respectively .The study concluded that the measurement of optic nerve and optic chiasm is effect by diabetic, age and duration of diabetic but not effect by type of diabetic and gender. The study recommended that more precise measurement may be taken by using multi planer high resolution magnetic resonance image from larger sample size for normal volunteers.