"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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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 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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Optic Nerve Head Morphology and Macula Ganglion Cell Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness in Axially Anisometropic Rhesus Monkeys. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Aug 01; 65(10):44.
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IMI-Nonpathological Human Ocular Tissue Changes With Axial Myopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 05 01; 64(6):5.
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Neuroretinal Rim Response to Transient Intraocular Pressure Challenge Predicts the Extent of Retinal Ganglion Cell Loss in Experimental Glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023 05 01; 64(5):30.
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Widefield OCT Imaging for Quantifying Inner Retinal Thickness in the Nonhuman Primate. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2022 Aug 01; 11(8):12.
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Longitudinal In Vivo Changes in Radial Peripapillary Capillaries and Optic Nerve Head Structure in Non-Human Primates With Early Experimental Glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2022 01 03; 63(1):10.
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Changes in the Optic Nerve Head and Choroid Over 1 Year of Spaceflight. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2021 Jun 01; 139(6):663-667.
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Fundus motion during mfERG testing. Doc Ophthalmol. 2021 10; 143(2):129-139.
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The Relationship Between Macula Retinal Ganglion Cell Density and Visual Function in the Nonhuman Primate. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2021 01 04; 62(1):5.
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Optic Nerve Head Morphological Changes Over 12 Hours in Seated and Head-Down Tilt Postures. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020 11 02; 61(13):21.
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IOP and Optic Nerve Head Morphology during Scleral Lens Wear. Optom Vis Sci. 2020 09; 97(9):661-668.