Definition that contains optic nerve
- retina the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
- glaucoma an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
- papilledema swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
- optic chiasm the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
- vena centrales retinae vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve
- central vein of retina vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve
- optic chiasma the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
- arteria centralis retinae a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve
- chiasma opticum the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
- amaurosis partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain