Assertion: optic nerve | /r/CapableOf | collapse at lamina cribrosa
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text: As a consequence of optic nerve head necrosis in association with high intraocular pressure seen in glaucoma, the optic nerve collapses at the lamina cribrosa and the residual nerve tissue is displaced caudally into the sclera (an effect called optic nerve cupping).