optic disk in English
noun
1
the raised disk on the retina at the point of entry of the optic nerve, lacking visual receptors and so creating a blind spot.
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1. Optic disk
2. Optic disk, or blind spot, is where nerve fibers join to form the optic nerve
3. • Eye examination: full-range extraocular movements, PERRLA (pupils equal, round and reactive to light; accommodation normal), funduscopy for clarity and vascularity of optic disk
4. Glaucomatous Cup a depression of the optic disk due to persistently increased intraocular pressure, broader and deeper than a physiologic Cup, and occurring first at the temporal side of the disk.