"Optic Disk" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
Descriptor ID |
D009898
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MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.120.680.660 A09.371.729.690
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Concept/Terms |
Optic Disk- Optic Disk
- Disk, Optic
- Disks, Optic
- Optic Disks
- Optic Papilla
- Optic Papillas
- Papilla, Optic
- Papillas, Optic
- Optic Nerve Head
- Head, Optic Nerve
- Heads, Optic Nerve
- Nerve Head, Optic
- Nerve Heads, Optic
- Optic Nerve Heads
Blind Spot- Blind Spot
- Blind Spots
- Spot, Blind
- Spots, Blind
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1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optic Disk" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Blood Pressure With Rates of Macular Ganglion Cell Complex Thinning in Patients With Glaucoma. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 03 01; 141(3):251-257.
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Disc Hemorrhages Are Associated With Localized Three-Dimensional Neuroretinal Rim Thickness Progression in Open-Angle Glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 02; 234:188-198.
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Longitudinal Macular Structure-Function Relationships in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 2020 07; 127(7):888-900.
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Factors associated with non-active retinal capillary density as measured with Confocal Scanning Laser Doppler Flowmetry in an elderly population: the Thessaloniki Eye Study (TES). Br J Ophthalmol. 2020 09; 104(9):1246-1253.
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Influence of the disc-fovea angle on limits of RNFL variability and glaucoma discrimination. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Oct 09; 55(11):7332-42.
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Baseline prognostic factors predict rapid visual field deterioration in glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Apr 07; 55(4):2228-36.
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Association of the optic disc structure with the use of antihypertensive medications: the thessaloniki eye study. J Glaucoma. 2013 Sep; 22(7):526-31.
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The rate of structural change: the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy ancillary study to the ocular hypertension treatment study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jun; 155(6):971-82.
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Longitudinal structure-function relationships with scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and standard achromatic perimetry. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul; 130(7):826-32.
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Patterns of damage in chronic angle-closure glaucoma compared to primary open-angle glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2011 Jul; 152(1):74-80.e2.