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optic disk, discus nervi opitci, Mariotte's blind spot, optic papilla or porus opticus
An oval area of the ocular fundus devoid of light receptors where retinal ganglion axons converge to form the optic nerve.
Special laboratory:
- ophthalmoscopy:
- a normal optic disc is pink in color
Related
optic disc atrophy
swollen optic disk
General
eye structure
brain structure
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed. 1976
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 20
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2025
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