1) Anatomical blind spot site 2) Human eye anatomy
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The optic disc or optic nerve head is the location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve. There are no light sensitive rods or cones to respond to a light stimulus at this point. This causes a break in the visual field called `the blind spot` or the `physiological blind spot`. The optic disc represents the beginning of...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. an oval area of the ocular fundus devoid of light receptors where the axons of the retinal ganglion cell converge to form the optic nerve head; Synonyms: discus nervi optici, blind spot3, Mariotte blind spot, optic nerve head, optic papilla, papilla nervi optici, porus opticus
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Optic disc: The circular area in the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina. Also called the optic nerve head.
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A small region of the retina where the fibers of the ganglion neurons exit from the eyeball to form the optic nerve; also called the blind spot.
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