Structured Summary
Abstract
The portion of the optic nerve seen in the fundus with the ophthalmoscope. It is formed by the meeting of all the retinal ganglion cell axons as they enter the optic nerve.
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Synonyms
16 entry terms
- Optic Disc
- Optic Nerve Head
- Optic Papilla
- Disc, Optic
- Disk, Optic
- Head, Optic Nerve
- Nerve Head, Optic
- Optic Discs
- Optic Disks
- Optic Nerve Heads
- Optic Papillas
- Papilla, Optic
- Papillas, Optic
- Blind Spot
- Blind Spots
- Spot, Blind
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22 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
neopl: coord IM with OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM); do not confuse "optic cup" ( = EYE /embryol) with "optic disk cupping" ( = OPTIC DISK + GLAUCOMA); inflammation = RETINITIS + OPTIC NEURITIS
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History Note
78(75); was see under OPTIC NERVE 1975-77
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Optic Disk. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009898. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009898
- Optic Disk. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic_disc
- Optic Disk. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16873995