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.
Synonyms: Head, Optic Nerve, Spot, Blind, Papilla, Optic, Optic Nerve Head, Optic Disks, Blind Spot, Disc, Optic, Disk, Optic, Optic Nerve Heads, Optic Disc, Nerve Head, Optic, Papillas, Optic, Optic Discs, Blind Spots, Optic Disk, Optic Papillas, Optic Papilla
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78(75); was see under OPTIC NERVE 1975-77 ,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 ,78; was see under OPTIC NERVE 1975-77
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