Sonographic Assessment of Optic Disc Cupping in Glaucoma, Overview

Abstract: Glaucoma is a disease where the pressure of eye ends up being high damaging the nerve fibers of the optic nerve. In some patients even regular or low eye pressure can cause damage to the nerve. This study aimed to solve the clinical problem of diagnosing and following up glaucoma patients when they have opacities in ocular media obscuring visualization of optic disc and preventing the visual fields analysis. we conducted this overview to summarized the evidence based on this sonography uses in case of Glaucoma to evaluate the optic cupping disc, we performed an electronic search through specific databases such, PubMed (MEDLINE) and Ovid EMBASE, up to November 2016, we limited our search on English language published studies, and all studies discussing any kind of sonography assessment in optic disc cupping in case of Glaucoma. Optic disc cupping (ODC) is a consequence of glocoma. Cupping can be seen with neurological processes, including benign growths, which are treatable. Patient histories, and sonographic assessment, are the key to diagnosis of glaucomatous versus nonglaucomatous ODC. Ultrasonography revealed a considerable discrepancy in between the results of the approaches of ODC evaluation in Glaucoma condition. Keywords: Glaucoma, glaucomatous versus nonglaucomatous ODC, MEDLINE. Title: Sonographic Assessment of Optic Disc Cupping in Glaucoma, Overview Author: Mashael Abdulateef Mustafa, Alajmi Refan Naji D, Mohammed Foad Ahmed Basehi, Mahroos Mohammed Essam A, Otaif Wael Ali Mohammed, Ebtihal Hadi Ahmad Tairan, Muath Hassan Ibrahim Najmi, Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed Hakami, Khalid Haji Mohammad Amin, Maryam Mohammed Alkhaldi International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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