"Optic Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The 2nd cranial nerve which conveys visual information from the RETINA to the brain. The nerve carries the axons of the RETINAL GANGLION CELLS which sort at the OPTIC CHIASM and continue via the OPTIC TRACTS to the brain. The largest projection is to the lateral geniculate nuclei; other targets include the SUPERIOR COLLICULI and the SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEI. Though known as the second cranial nerve, it is considered part of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D009900
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.120.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Optic Nerve- Optic Nerve
- Nerve, Optic
- Nerves, Optic
- Optic Nerves
- Nervus Opticus
- Opticus, Nervus
- Second Cranial Nerve
- Cranial Nerve, Second
- Cranial Nerves, Second
- Nerve, Second Cranial
- Nerves, Second Cranial
- Second Cranial Nerves
- Cranial Nerve II
- Cranial Nerve IIs
- Nerve II, Cranial
- Nerve IIs, Cranial
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optic Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Eye Movements and the Intraorbital Subarachnoid Space: Potential Contribution of Altered Cerebrospinal Fluid Pumping in Optic Neuropathies. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2025 Jan 02; 66(1):53.
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Earlier Detection of Glaucoma Progression Using High-Density 3-Dimensional Spectral-Domain OCT Optic Nerve Volume Scans. Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2021 Nov-Dec; 4(6):604-616.
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Adduction-Induced Strain on the Optic Nerve in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma at Normal Intraocular Pressure. Curr Eye Res. 2021 04; 46(4):568-578.
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Optic Nerve Traction During Adduction in Open Angle Glaucoma with Normal versus Elevated Intraocular Pressure. Curr Eye Res. 2020 02; 45(2):199-210.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Optic Nerve Traction During Adduction in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma With Normal Intraocular Pressure. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 08 01; 58(10):4114-4125.
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Pointwise rates of visual field progression cluster according to retinal nerve fiber layer bundles. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Apr 30; 53(4):2390-4.
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Epithelial membrane protein-2 is expressed in discrete anatomical regions of the eye. Exp Mol Pathol. 2003 Apr; 74(2):106-12.
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Comparison of optic nerve imaging methods to distinguish normal eyes from those with glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002 Jan; 43(1):140-5.
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Interobserver and intraobserver variability in the detection of glaucomatous progression of the optic disc. J Glaucoma. 1996 Dec; 5(6):384-9.
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Histopathologic validation of Fourier-ellipsometry measurements of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness. Arch Ophthalmol. 1990 Apr; 108(4):557-60.