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cup:disc ratio

cup:disc ra·ti·o

(kŭp disk rā'shē-ō)
The ratio between the diameter of the cupped or depressed central zone of the optic disc and the diameter of the entire disc; normally lower than 1:3, it is increased in glaucoma.
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New agreement in assessing vertical cup:disc ratio using 78D lens with slit lamp eyepiece measuring graticule.
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* cup:disc ratio: usually up to 0.4 (the C/D ratio indicates the diameter of the cup expressed as a fraction of the diameter of the disc)
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