%P 59-81 %T Computer-aided assessment of optic nerve %I CRC Press %A C.-K. Lu %A T.B. Tang %A A. Laude %A B. Dhillon %A A.F. Murray %D 2012 %R 10.1201/b12081 %O cited By 0 %J Human Eye Imaging and Modeling %L scholars3112 %K Eye protection; Image processing; Ophthalmology; Optical data processing, Automated image processing; Automatic Detection; Computer-aided assessment; Optic disc; Optic nerve, Computer aided diagnosis %X That is why, in ophthalmology, the automatic detection of the optic nerve (e.g., optic disc OD and PPA) is of considerable interest for computer-aided diagnosis. Automated image processing techniques hitherto have been employed to develop tools for early detection of glaucoma and diabetes, by identifying specific changes in the optic nerve or in the retina 2. © 2012 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.