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Optic nerve sheath fenestration

It is a surgical procedure in which slits are made in the optic nerve sheath to relieve the pressure on the optic nerve It is done in cases

Acronyms

IIH – Acronym

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudo tumor cerebri)

Acronyms

ONSF – Acronym

Optic nerve sheath fenestration

Ophthalmology

Cupping

Increase in cup disc ratio is known as cupping Occurs in glaucoma Degree of cupping can be correlated with stage of glaucoma Normal cup disc ratio is 0.3

Ophthalmology

Cup disc ratio

Ratio of the size of optic cup to that of the optic disc Normally 0.3 to 0.4 Increased in case of glaucoma – known as cupping

Definitions

Optic cup

White, cup shaped area in the centre of the optic disc The size of the cup relative to the disc (cup to disc ratio) increases in glaucoma and

Ophthalmology

Lamina cribrosa sclerae

The fibers comprising the optic nerve exit the eyeball through a opening in the sclera in its posterior aspect. This opening is is covered by a mesh –

Ophthalmology

Vitreoretinal degenerations include the following conditions: Wagner syndrome Stickler syndrome Favre Goldmann syndrome Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy Erosive vitreoretinopathy Dominant neovascular inflammatory vitreoretinopathy Dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy Wagner syndrome It is

Acronyms

ERG – acronym

Electroretinography

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