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Optic Disk
Known as:
disc optic
, Papilla, Optic
, Nerve Head, Optic
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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…
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Blood supply aspects
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CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology
CDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology
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Narrower (2)
Cavitary Optic Disc Anomalies
Structure of prelaminar part of optic nerve
Broader (5)
Disorder of the optic nerve
Eye
Eye - Retina (MMHCC)
Optic Nerve
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Primary open-angle glaucoma
R. Weinreb
,
C. Leung
,
+4 authors
K. Martin
Nature Reviews Disease Primers
2016
Corpus ID: 3028190
Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that is characterized by the progressive degeneration of the optic nerve, leading to visual…
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Review
2014
Review
2014
The pathophysiology and treatment of glaucoma: a review.
R. Weinreb
,
T. Aung
,
F. Medeiros
JAMA
2014
Corpus ID: 205058483
IMPORTANCE Glaucoma is a worldwide leading cause of irreversible vision loss. Because it may be asymptomatic until a relatively…
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Split-spectrum amplitude-decorrelation angiography with optical coherence tomography
Yali Jia
,
O. Tan
,
+8 authors
David Huang
Optics express
2012
Corpus ID: 13838091
Amplitude decorrelation measurement is sensitive to transverse flow and immune to phase noise in comparison to Doppler and other…
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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.
M. Kass
,
D. Heuer
,
+6 authors
M. Gordon
Archives of ophthalmology
2002
Corpus ID: 20023069
BACKGROUND Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States and worldwide. Three…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Reduction of intraocular pressure and glaucoma progression: results from the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial.
A. Heijl
,
M. C. Leske
,
B. Bengtsson
,
L. Hyman
,
B. Bengtsson
,
M. Hussein
Archives of ophthalmology
2002
Corpus ID: 1128934
OBJECTIVE To provide the results of the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial, which compared the effect of immediately lowering the…
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Review
2002
Review
2002
The definition and classification of glaucoma in prevalence surveys
P. Foster
,
R. Buhrmann
,
H. Quigley
,
G. Johnson
The British journal of ophthalmology
2002
Corpus ID: 22360216
This review describes a scheme for diagnosis of glaucoma in population based prevalence surveys. Cases are diagnosed on the…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Methods for evaluation of retinal microvascular abnormalities associated with hypertension/sclerosis in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
L. Hubbard
,
R. Brothers
,
+6 authors
J. Cai
Ophthalmology
1999
Corpus ID: 22095794
Review
1995
Review
1995
Optical coherence tomography of the human retina.
M. Hee
,
J. Izatt
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+5 authors
J. Fujimoto
Archives of ophthalmology
1995
Corpus ID: 43798883
OBJECTIVE To demonstrate optical coherence tomography for high-resolution, noninvasive imaging of the human retina. Optical…
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Review
1991
Review
1991
Racial variations in the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma. The Baltimore Eye Survey.
J. Tielsch
,
A. Sommer
,
J. Katz
,
R. Royall
,
H. Quigley
,
J. Javitt
JAMA
1991
Corpus ID: 11189505
OBJECTIVE --To compare the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma between black and white Americans. DESIGN, SETTING, AND…
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Optic nerve damage in human glaucoma. II. The site of injury and susceptibility to damage.
H. Quigley
,
E. Addicks
,
W. Green
,
A. E. Maumenee
Archives of ophthalmology
1981
Corpus ID: 27656402
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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