Optic Disk

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A08.800.800.120.680.660 A09.371.729.690
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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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Peripheral Nerves [A08.800.800]
Cranial Nerves [A08.800.800.120]
Optic Nerve [A08.800.800.120.680]
Optic Disk [A08.800.800.120.680.660]
Sense Organs [A09]
Eye [A09.371]
Retina [A09.371.729]
Optic Disk [A09.371.729.690]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	3	0	3
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	2	0	2
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	2	0	2
2014	1	1	2
2016	1	0	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1

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Mohammadzadeh V, Su E, Mohammadi M, Law SK, Coleman AL, Caprioli J, Weiss RE, Nouri-Mahdavi K. Association of Blood Pressure With Rates of Macular Ganglion Cell Complex Thinning in Patients With Glaucoma. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 03 01; 141(3):251-257.

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Margeta MA, Ratanawongphaibul K, Tsikata E, Zemplenyi M, Ondeck CL, Kim J, Coleman AL, Yu F, de Boer JF, Chen TC. Disc Hemorrhages Are Associated With Localized Three-Dimensional Neuroretinal Rim Thickness Progression in Open-Angle Glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2022 02; 234:188-198.

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Chan ASY, Tun TA, Allen JC, Lynn MN, Tun SBB, Barathi VA, Girard MJA, Aung T, Aihara M. Longitudinal assessment of optic nerve head changes using optical coherence tomography in a primate microbead model of ocular hypertension. Sci Rep. 2020 09 07; 10(1):14709.

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Mohammadzadeh V, Rabiolo A, Fu Q, Morales E, Coleman AL, Law SK, Caprioli J, Nouri-Mahdavi K. Longitudinal Macular Structure-Function Relationships in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 2020 07; 127(7):888-900.

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Dervenis N, Harris A, Coleman AL, Wilson MR, Founti P, Yu F, Siesky B, Anastasopoulos E, Pappas T, Koskosas A, Kilintzis V, Topouzis F. Factors associated with non-active retinal capillary density as measured with Confocal Scanning Laser Doppler Flowmetry in an elderly population: the Thessaloniki Eye Study (TES). Br J Ophthalmol. 2020 09; 104(9):1246-1253.

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Perera SA, Foo LL, Cheung CY, Allen JC, Chua D, Tham YC, Loon SC, Wong TY, Aung T. Cup-to-Disc Ratio From Heidelberg Retina Tomograph 3 and High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography Agrees Poorly With Clinical Assessment. J Glaucoma. 2016 Feb; 25(2):198-202.

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Amini N, Nowroozizadeh S, Cirineo N, Henry S, Chang T, Chou T, Coleman AL, Caprioli J, Nouri-Mahdavi K. Influence of the disc-fovea angle on limits of RNFL variability and glaucoma discrimination. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Oct 09; 55(11):7332-42.

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Lee JM, Caprioli J, Nouri-Mahdavi K, Afifi AA, Morales E, Ramanathan M, Yu F, Coleman AL. Baseline prognostic factors predict rapid visual field deterioration in glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Apr 07; 55(4):2228-36.

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Harris A, Topouzis F, Wilson MR, Founti P, Kheradiya NS, Anastasopoulos E, Gong G, Yu F, Jonescu-Cuypers CP, Pappas T, Koskosas A, Coleman AL. Association of the optic disc structure with the use of antihypertensive medications: the thessaloniki eye study. J Glaucoma. 2013 Sep; 22(7):526-31.

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Zangwill LM, Jain S, Dirkes K, He F, Medeiros FA, Trick GL, Brandt JD, Cioffi GA, Coleman AL, Liebmann JM, Piltz-Seymour JR, Gordon MO, Kass MA, Weinreb RN. The rate of structural change: the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy ancillary study to the ocular hypertension treatment study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jun; 155(6):971-82.

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