"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 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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Pediatric Patient With T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma and Acute Vision Loss. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 Feb 01; 136(2):213-214.
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Cerebral circulation estimated by laser speckle flowgraphy in retrograde femoral arterial perfusion during minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 07 01; 25(1):25-29.
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Bilateral normal tension glaucoma: Can this be nutritional? Indian J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jul; 65(7):625-628.
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Cup-to-Disc Ratio Asymmetry in U.S. Adults: Prevalence and Association with Glaucoma in the 2005-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination?Survey. Ophthalmology. 2017 08; 124(8):1229-1236.
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Evaluation of cerebral circulation during retrograde perfusion by laser speckle flowgraphy. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Sep; 65(9):527-531.
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Fundus autofluorescence imaging in punctate inner choroidopathy with blind spot enlargement. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2012 Dec; 20(6):460-3.
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Quantification of macular and optic disc hyperfluorescence after phacoemulsification in diabetes mellitus. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 May; 32(5):803-11.
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New syndrome: focal dermal hypoplasia, morning glory anomaly, and polymicrogyria. Am J Med Genet A. 2004 Jan 15; 124A(2):202-8.
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A case of peripapillary staphyloma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2000 Aug; 118(8):1138-9.
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Ocular histopathologic study of a patient with the T 8993-G point mutation in Leigh's syndrome. Ophthalmology. 2000 Jul; 107(7):1397-402.