Disk in Macbook optical Drive not showing so cannot eject it

I put a DVD into the optical drive of my Macbook Pro and, at first, it worked normally, playing the DVD and displaying the disk on the Desktop, but now it doesn't display on the Desktop, so I can't eject it.
I've tried logging off and on again and restarting the computer, but the disk will not display.
Please, how do I eject this disk?

Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive
Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.
5. If none of the above work try this:
Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:
/usr/bin/drutil eject.
If this fails then try this:
Boot the computer into single-user mode. At the prompt enter the same command as used above. To restart the computer enter "reboot" at the prompt without quotes.

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