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optic nerve
(redirected from Optic nerve diseases)

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optic nerve: see vision vision, physiological sense of sight by which the form, color, size, movements, and distance of objects are perceived.

Vision in Humans



The human eye functions somewhat like a camera; that is, it receives and focuses light upon a photosensitive
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optic nerve [′äp·tik ‚nərv]
(neuroscience)
The second cranial nerve; a paired sensory nerve technically consisting of three layers of special nerve cells in the retina of the eye; fibers converge to form the optic tracts.


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