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Cupping (Disk cupping)

An enlargement of the cup or central depression in the optic nerve head. Cupping is visible when viewing the back of the eye with an ophthalmoscope. An enlarged cup especially if accompanied by a notch or a small spot of bleeding is a sign of glaucoma. Cupping is a clinical sign that indicates that a large number of nerve fibers in the optic nerve have been lost.

Related Links

Optic Nerve Cupping — Glaucoma Research Foundation

Pathologic Optic Disc Cupping : Ophthalmoscopic Abnormalities : The Eyes Have It

A Patients Guide to Glaucoma: Section 1-B. The Meaning of Cupping

Cupping in the Monkey Optic Nerve Transection Model Consists of Prelaminar Tissue Thinning in the Absence of Posterior Laminar Deformation — IOVS — ARVO Journals

Cupping of the Optic Disc

Violation of the ISNT Rule in Nonglaucomatous Pediatric Optic Disc Cupping

Does the Intraocular Pressure Effect On Optic Disc Cupping Differ By Age?

Laser-Induced Primate Glaucoma: I. Progression of Cupping — JAMA Ophthalmology — JAMA Network

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