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Definitions of optic nerve
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  • 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
  • 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
  • retrobulbar neuritis inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye; common in multiple sclerosis
  • optic disc the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
  • blind spot the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
  • normal tension glaucoma glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal
  • optic disk the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
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