physiological cup


physiological cup

A depression in the center of the optic nerve through which the blood vessels pass; normal cup to disc ratios range from 0.3 to 0.5 of the disk diameter.See also: cup

cup, physiological 

A funnel-shaped depression at or near the centre of the optic disc through which pass the central retinal vessels. Syn. optic cup (although it would be preferable not to use this synonym since this term has another meaning); physiological excavation. See cupped disc; neuroretinal rim.