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 ...

The optic disc is a non-sensory spot in the retina where the axons of the ganglion cells carrying afferent light-induced impulses to the visual cortex of the brain converge to leave the eye. It ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 32-year-old African-American male presented to the urgent care department of the clinic with a ...

The optic disc, also known as the optic nerve head, forms a slightly raised spot on the nasal side of the retina. Here, there are no photoreceptors, hence it is known as the blind spot of the eye. The ...

A 2-year-old girl presented to the New England Eye Center because her parents were concerned about her eyesight. Her parents noticed that she was holding her toys close to her face and that she seemed ...

Excavation was the most common feature of progressive disc changes. Excavation describes an undermining of the optic disc as the cup expands from loss of neural tissue and the laminar connective ...