Measurement of the Optic Nerve IN Diabetic Patient Using MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING MRI

Abstract

Diabetes is a common cause of damage to the optic nerve. The body's incapable of metabolizing sugars properly, resulting in high levels of glucose within the blood. When left untreated for prolonged periods, may result in blindness due to damage in the optic nerve. The main objective of this study is to measure the Optic Nerve IN Diabetic Patient Using MRI. The study was carried out during the period from June to November 2014 at Garash international hospital. The total sample under study were 50 (30 of them had diabetes and 20 as control group in both genders ) there ages between 30 – 90 years old . All sample were examed in coronal and sagittal cuts where measure of widths and length of the optic nerve . The measurement were correlate with patients ages and duration of diabetes. The coronal measurement of the optic nerve in diabetic patient group were decreased by 0.006 as the age increased and From the sagittal measurement of the optic nerve in diabetic patient group when decreased by 0.001 as the age increased with is mean the patient age effect the optic nerve diameter in widths and length . The coronal measurement of the optic nerve in diabetic patient group were decreased by 0.009 as the duration of diabetic increased and From the sagittal measurement of the optic nerve in diabetic patient group when decreased by 0.002 as the duration of diabetic increased and that is mean when the duration of diabetic increased the measurements of the optic nerve decreased . MRI has great value in measurements of the optic nerve diabetic Patient .