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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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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Biomolecular Modulation of Neurodegenerative Events during Ageing
The objective is to assess the modulation of retinal and optic nerve degenerative events induced by the combination of α-lipoic… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Technique for detecting serial topographic changes in the optic disc and peripapillary retina using scanning laser tomography.
PURPOSE To describe and evaluate a new statistical technique for detecting topographic changes in the optic disc and… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Reporter expression persists 1 year after adeno-associated virus-mediated gene transfer to the optic nerve.
OBJECTIVE To determine the foci and duration of protein expression following virus-mediated gene transfer to the optic nerve… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Optic nerve head analyser and Heidelberg retina tomograph: accuracy and reproducibility of topographic measurements in a model eye and in volunteers.
The accuracy and reproducibility of the optic nerve head analyser (ONHA) and the Heidelberg retina tomograph (HRT) were compared… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Human pattern-evoked retinal responses are altered by optic atrophy.
Electrical signals in response to both diffuse flashes of light and phase-alternating spatial patterns were recorded from the… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Ultrastructure of the central nervous system in a myelin deficient rat
Myelin deficiency (md) is a new mutant in the Wistar rat caused by an X-linked recessive lethal gene. One-half of the male… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Early stages of axonal regeneration in the goldfish optic tract: An electron microscopic study
SummaryTwo hours after the goldfish optic tract was cut, the severed axons in the retinal stump of the tract showed ballooning of… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Intravitreal autotransplantation of fibroblasts.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Rat drinking rhythms: central visual pathways and endocrine factors mediating responsiveness to environmental illumination.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
The visual world of monkeys deprived of striate cortex: effective stimulus parameters and the importance of the accessory optic system.
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