The human eye contains a blind spot at the back of the eye where the optic nerve and retinal blood enter and exit, but our ...

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Metastatic tumours to the optic disc are rare. In a series of 660 patients with intraocular metastasis, only 30 (4.5%) had metastatic cancer of the optic disc. 1 We report our case because it is, to ...

Purpose: To determine the clinical features of optic disc progression in patients with ocular hypertension and early glaucoma. Patients: A total of 336 eyes of 168 patients with ocular hypertension or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Understanding the characteristics of normal optic discs is necessary for assessing glaucomatous changes in the ...

New research from the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is showing less is more when it comes to the treatment of optic disc pits--a rare eye condition. "We went back and looked ...

A colorful close-up image of the optic disc in a rodent’s retina received first place in the annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Winners Hassanain Qambari and Jayden Dickson took ...

A 50-year-old man noted blurred vision in his left eye. He had a history of exotropia since childhood. Visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/60 in the left eye. Color vision with ...

We would like to thank Dr Shukla for his comments related to our recent case report relating to a child with an outer retinal layer anomaly at the fovea. 1 Shukla claims that we were incorrect to ...

The center of the optic disc (known as the cup) becomes larger, and the cup to optic disc ratio increases alarmingly. This process is referred to as optic nerve cupping. Most individuals do show some ...