are optic nerve and optic disc the same thing
Optic Disc & Optic Nerve. The optic disc is a round area in the back of the eye where retinal nerve fibers collect to form the optic nerve. The optic disc is sometimes called the optic nerve head because it is the head of the optic nerve as it enters the eye from the brain. It is located slightly to the nasal side of the globe. The optic disc is known as the blind spot because it contains no photoreceptors.