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
- 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