Researchers have focused on localization of
optic disk using a computer, so more methods have been suggested with good results.
Xiaohui Liu- "Segmentation of the Blood Vessels and
Optic Disk in Retinal Images"- IEEE JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS, 18: 6.
Localization methods are based on two physiological characteristics of the
optic disk. First, due to its organic composition, the region in which the OD is located corresponds to the brightest components [15].
Nandi, "Automated localisation of retinal
optic disk using Hough transform", In Proc.
Conclusion: The
optic disk does not appear to be the site of morphological changes in amblyopia.
These blue arcs follow the paths of the nerves arcing away from the edge of the fovea (where the spot of light is focused) to the
optic disk and were first described by Purkinje (1825).
Most individuals with suspicious-appearing
optic disks but normal visual fields are considered "glaucoma suspects." Only those in which we can detect or document a change in the
optic disk do we call pre-perimetric glaucoma.
Monthly examinations of the rats revealed cupping of the
optic disk at the back of the untreated eyes with glaucoma.