optic disc

optic disc
The location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve.

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  • optic disc — optic papilla the start of the optic nerve, where nerve fibres from the rods and cones leave the eyeball. See: blind spot …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Optic disc pit — An optic disc pit is a congenital excavation (or regional depression) of the optic nerve head resulting from a malformation during development of the eye. Optic pits are important because they are associated with posterior vitreous detachments… …   Wikipedia

  • Optic disc — The circular area in the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina. Also called the optic nerve head. * * * the start of the optic nerve, where nerve fibres from the rods and cones leave the eyeball. See blind… …   Medical dictionary

  • magneto-optic disc — magnetinis optinis diskas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Didelės talpos daugkartinio rašymo informacijos laikmena, panaši į ↑kompaktinį diską. Duomenys įrašomi įmagnetinant disko paviršių lazeriu. atitikmenys: angl. magneto optic disc;… …   Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • optic papilla — optic disc …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Optic neuropathy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 H46 The optic nerve contains axons of nerve cells that emerge from the retina, leave the eye at the optic disc, and go to the visual cortex where input from the eye is processed into vision. There are… …   Wikipedia

  • Optic nerve hypoplasia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q07.81 ICD 9 377.43, 743.57 …   Wikipedia

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