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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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Blood supply aspectsBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyCDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology

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
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Quantitative assessment of atypical birefringence images using scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation.
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
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Oxygen distribution in the retinal and choroidal vessels of the cat as measured by a new phosphorescence imaging method.
The oxygen tension in the vessels of the retina and optic nerve head has been measured noninvasively with a new phosphorescence… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Microvascular aspects of acquired immune deficiency syndrome retinopathy.
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
A quantitative study of regenerative sprouting by optic axons in goldfish
  • M. Murray
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1982
  • Corpus ID: 28291317
Regenerative sprouting by optic axons of goldfish was examined distal to the site of a crush lesion. Normally, optic nerves of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Studies of retinal representations within the cat's optic tract
The manner in which each retina can be mapped onto a single cross section of the optic tract of the cat has been defined by… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Rat drinking rhythms: central visual pathways and endocrine factors mediating responsiveness to environmental illumination.
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