See Also: papilla nervi optici(medicine)
discus nervi optici(medicine)
circulus vasculosus nervi optici(medicine)
pars intracanaliculus nervi optici(medicine)
pars prelaminaris nervi optici(medicine)
pars postlaminaris nervi optici(medicine)
pars orbitalis nervi optici(medicine)
pars intraocularis nervi optici(medicine)
pars intracranialis nervi optici(medicine)
spatia intervaginalia nervi optici(medicine)

papilla nervi optici (medicine)


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optic disk


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. Because the retina at the optic disk has no photoreceptors there is a corresponding blind spot in the visual field.