Optic cup (ophthalmology)
- Optic cup (ophthalmology)
The optic cup is the white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc.[cite journal |author=Algazi VR, Keltner JL, Johnson CA |title=Computer analysis of the optic cup in glaucoma |journal=Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. |volume=26 |issue=12 |pages=1759–70 |year=1985 |month=December |pmid=4066212 |doi= |url=http://www.iovs.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=4066212] ]The ratio of the size of the optic cup to the optic disc (or cup-to-disc ratio) is measured to diagnose glaucoma.
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