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Optic Disk

Known as: disc optic, Papilla, Optic, Nerve Head, Optic 
A portion of the retina at which the axons of the ganglion cells exit the eyeball to form the optic nerve. No light-sensitive photoreceptors are… 
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (2)

Cavitary Optic Disc AnomaliesStructure of prelaminar part of optic nerve

Broader (5)

Disorder of the optic nerveEyeEye - Retina (MMHCC)Optic Nerve

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Review
2016
Review
2016
Primary open-angle glaucoma
Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that is characterized by the progressive degeneration of the optic nerve, leading to visual… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
The pathophysiology and treatment of glaucoma: a review.
IMPORTANCE Glaucoma is a worldwide leading cause of irreversible vision loss. Because it may be asymptomatic until a relatively… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Split-spectrum amplitude-decorrelation angiography with optical coherence tomography
Amplitude decorrelation measurement is sensitive to transverse flow and immune to phase noise in comparison to Doppler and other… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study: a randomized trial determines that topical ocular hypotensive medication delays or prevents the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma.
BACKGROUND Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States and worldwide. Three… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Reduction of intraocular pressure and glaucoma progression: results from the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial.
OBJECTIVE To provide the results of the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial, which compared the effect of immediately lowering the… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
The definition and classification of glaucoma in prevalence surveys
This review describes a scheme for diagnosis of glaucoma in population based prevalence surveys. Cases are diagnosed on the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Methods for evaluation of retinal microvascular abnormalities associated with hypertension/sclerosis in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
Review
1995
Review
1995
Optical coherence tomography of the human retina.
OBJECTIVE To demonstrate optical coherence tomography for high-resolution, noninvasive imaging of the human retina. Optical… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Racial variations in the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma. The Baltimore Eye Survey.
OBJECTIVE --To compare the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma between black and white Americans. DESIGN, SETTING, AND… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Optic nerve damage in human glaucoma. II. The site of injury and susceptibility to damage.
We examined the histologic structure of the optic nerve head in 15 eyes of nine persons with a known glaucoma history. All had… 
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