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
- slit lamp (ophthalmology) a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam of light that enables an ophthalmologist, using a microscope, to view the retina and optic nerve
- optic disk the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
- central artery of the retina a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve
- 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